Reflections

  In my moments of complete solitude I am able to really take some time to spend in God's Word and in prayer. Sometimes I get so caught up in everything else going on around me and even though I read my bible daily, it becomes routine. When those times with the Lord become monotonous then I know that something is off and not right. Getting those chances to refocus and examine my heart provide me with opportunities to really reflect on where I am, where I want to be as a person and where I want my walk with Christ to be and look like.

Pennies, Dandelions, Butterflies and Eyelash Wishes

  If you find a penny with your birth year on it, make a wish.

  If you close your eyes, make a wish and then blow with all your might on a dandelion [if your lucky enough to get a good breath and blow all the little seeds off] your wish is to come true.

  They say if a butterfly lands on you, someone was thinking about you.

  If you have a fallen eyelash it's said that you can make a wish on it and then blow it away.

  I've made plenty of wishes on countless pennies with my birth year on it, I've blown on many a dandelion, only one successfully, in hopes that a wish would come true. I have even blown on eyelashes. I can't say that a butterfly has ever landed on me, but if one does I think just the idea that someone was thinking about me would be really neat.

  It's a nice thought though right? That something maybe you've dreamed about would actually happen,

Serve God With Your Gifts

  So in keeping with my theme on Romans, I've decided to share something else I found to be pretty cool.

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness." -Romans 12:6-8

  The verse that really stood out to me though, is 7. "or ministry, let us use it in our ministry; he who teaches, in teaching;"

  I know that I've felt led in the area of ministry and seeing that verse there is a reminder of what the Lord has called me to do. For a long time I've tried to get away from that calling.

Justified by Faith

  You know what I found interesting? As much as I love the Psalms and Proverbs, I'm starting to realize how much I'm starting to really like Romans. Here's something I found as yet another lesson for me, just as "take a leap of faith" was.