For anyone who reads this...I just wanted to share something with y'all that I think I'm slowly starting to learn. I've been thinking a bit about people in general, life choices, personalities, and how things change in the course of life...and somewhere in the course of my random thought processes, I got to wondering and connecting thoughts, at least about my own life. And I think somewhere in there I had a revelation. It went something like this:
Will I let others define me? > Shouldn't I define myself before they do and stay true to who I am? > Who am I? > Shouldn't I strive to be like Christ in all ways? > In order to strive to be like Christ, wouldn't you have to know who He is and what He's like? > If you wanted to know who He is and what He's like, shouldn't you first know Him? {by reading His word}
I don't know...but it just kind of hit me today how important a relationship with Christ is, especially for Christians. In order to "know" Him, I have to spend time with Him and want to be with Him. And then maybe...maybe on my way to being marvelled constantly by who HE IS, I'll find out more and more who I am. {Which is small and insignificant.}
I've heard it said before, "A woman should be so lost in Christ that a man should seek Christ to find her", but I think that applies here too, in a way. Well, that's my two cents, if you will. Take it or leave it. I'm done with life lessons. For now. I'll never be done with life lessons. Maybe I'll be done blogging about life lessons...the lessons themselves should never end. ... Then I'd be dead. And they'd be death lessons. And that sounds morbid. ...or maybe I should just stop rambling.
Ciao, and God bless you!
~ Bonnie
Saturday, December 20, 2008
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You've been doing some deep thinking!
^_^ Yay, Ivy. I'm so glad you strive to be more like Christ! Praying for you always.
Thanks, both of you.
Actually, I just opened a dove chocolate and it said "discover yourself"... *innocent look*
;)
wow. thats really interesting. I agree with you. Thats great.
Let me scan this thought through my deep-thinking machine real quick...
*Scanning thought through deep-thinking machine real quick*
QUOTING:
"Will I let others define me? > Shouldn't I define myself before they do and stay true to who I am? > Who am I? > Shouldn't I strive to be like Christ in all ways? > In order to strive to be like Christ, wouldn't you have to know who He is and what He's like? > If you wanted to know who He is and what He's like, shouldn't you first know Him?"
Ah, I see one flaw...
You should add: "Shouldn't I figure out HOW I can get in touch with the Big-Man Jesus so I can be like him so I can figure out who I am so I can define myself before others define me?"
Ok, ok, you don't have to word it that way, but this thought MUST be added.
What is the main source we mortals have; the ultimate wisdom; the major literature; the big talk?
That's right, The B-I-B-L-E!
That's the book for me!
*Snicker*
Add: "I must read his word, dat's what will get me in touch with the Big-Man Jesus so I can be like him so I can figure out who I am so I can define myself before others define me"
Of course, Jesus always listens; one could talk to him anytime; but, Jesus wants you to learn his word, his law, his history. Don't you think adding the Bible to one's life is one step we all must take?
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~The Silhouette
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