- Purpose of This Blog- Leaving a Legacy of My Experience With God
For several months I have been thinking and praying about starting a blog. My husband and I have been through several trying experiences in the last 10+ months since our marriage. God has taught and is continuing to teach us many things about our relationship to Him and trusting Him no matter what. We have been talking about a way in which we could encourage others by sharing what God has done for us. In a recent message, our pastor said something that really resonated with me. He was preaching in Psalm 78:1-11 about "The Greatest Debt I Owe." This passage is talking about teaching the next generation about the Lord that they might know the praises, strength, and wonderful works of God (vs. 4) Pastor focused on verse 5, "for he established a testimony..." and stated, "It is about leaving a Christian legacy of your own experience with God." I started asking myself, "Am I leaving a legacy of my experience with God? How am I influencing others?" So...after more prayer and encouragement from my husband, this blog was born. I hope that as I learn and grow in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I will be able to share and encourage you to join me in walking closer with Him.
- Why Me?
My God is amazing. He tends to call the most unqualified people to do great things for Him. Do I think that God is going to do something great with this blog? Well, that is my prayer. But the point is I am NOT great. If anything great comes of this, it will be GOD. He has given me this desire to write for Him. I love writing! But when it comes to technology, I am sorely lacking! I almost had a panic attack in college when I found out that I actually had to type my paper using a computer instead of pen and paper! God can use anyone to accomplish His purposes: He just needs a willing person who is sold out to Him. My prayer is that I can be one of those people sold out and used of God.
- Two Daisies and a Prayer
Daisies have always been my favorite flower. I have them decorating my house, in my flower garden, even my wedding bouquet was daisies. Since the daisy is my favorite flower, I decided to look up their meaning. I was astounded to find that many different meanings have been assigned to this beautiful flower, and no one seemed to agree on the truly traditional meaning. My favorite meanings assigned were simplicity, purity, and life.
My husband and I have experienced two miscarriages in our just over ten months of marriage. God has comforted us, grown and stretched us, and taught us much through this experience.
The two daisies are for our two little babies in heaven. And the prayer... originally was a reference to Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 1. (A post coming soon on my study of this prayer.) But now... the prayer is a prayer that we would continue to learn and grow in God's grace. A prayer that I could be used of God to help those who have gone through similar experiences. A prayer that I could encourage others to trust God completely with their lives no matter what the circumstances. A prayer that this testimony would be established to magnify my Savior Jesus Christ.
My husband and I have experienced two miscarriages in our just over ten months of marriage. God has comforted us, grown and stretched us, and taught us much through this experience.
The two daisies are for our two little babies in heaven. And the prayer... originally was a reference to Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 1. (A post coming soon on my study of this prayer.) But now... the prayer is a prayer that we would continue to learn and grow in God's grace. A prayer that I could be used of God to help those who have gone through similar experiences. A prayer that I could encourage others to trust God completely with their lives no matter what the circumstances. A prayer that this testimony would be established to magnify my Savior Jesus Christ.
Thank you for posting, Cassie, I was encouraged and can't wait to read more! Are you going to always tell facebook when you update or is there another way? (I'm new to blogs!) You always encouraged me to be more patient and stop and think before reacting in college. I miss working with you! And our Saturday breakfasts!
ReplyDeleteI miss working with you, too! Yes I am planning on sharing each post to Facebook. I may even start a page for just the blog. I'm new to this blog thing too, soo... I'm learning as I go!
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