I’m so excited that you get to hear from Sarah today.
She truly is a blessing and has a heart of gold. <3
{I’m blogging on Sarah’s blog today so head on over there to see what i’m talking about.}
She truly is a blessing and has a heart of gold. <3
{I’m blogging on Sarah’s blog today so head on over there to see what i’m talking about.}
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Time. It flies! Here we are, part-way through August 2013 already, and looking back on the last twelve months, I realize that by the grace of God I am not who I was then. That’s not to say I’m where I should be, but my tender, loving God has strengthened me and continues to do so!
Many thanks goes to Amy for allowing me to take over her blog today. She’s doing the same over at my blog! When I approached her a few months ago about doing a blog post swap together, we tossed around many ideas but couldn’t seem to settle on one until the thought of sharing a about our spiritual lives came up. This post challenged me, because, like I said, I’m not where I should be.
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Truthfully, God has brought me a long way this year! But I’ve been a slacker. It’s been HIS work in me with little effort on my part to really get to know Him better. I’ve been in “maintenance mode”, riding on the waves of His grace while focusing my attention on my earthly life. Because of my upbringing in a good, solid church, combined with my many years of Sunday school and catechetical training, I’ve let myself off the hook way too often as an adult, tuning out and just getting by on the basics.
Identifying this as a problem is a first step. But where do I go from here? I’ve got to get back into the Bible on a personal level. Going to small group and women’s Bible Studies is a great way to stay on track, but without personal interaction with God on His turf, I’ll never really experience growth!
So here’s my plan: I am absolutely not a morning person so I’m not even going to try getting up earlier at this point in the game, but each night, at some point before my head hits the pillow:
- I’ll dedicate time to digging into the Bible. My goal? Learning what GOD SAYS and not get by on what the church says that God says.
- I’ll spend time in prayer, praising my Creator and lifting up requests to Him. It’s not really time spent with God if I don’t talk to Him, ya know?
- I’ll memorize. Time and time again I’ve been told of the importance. I even memorized the whole book of Titus before, but ran out of steam somewhere along the way.
I NEED ACCOUNTABILITY! and I need it big time. I need people to call me out if I don’t spend any time in the Word. I need to know you’re doing it, too. (It really shouldn’t be that way…but right now, that’s how it is.) Do you want to partner up with me? Let’s keep each other accountable and watch as God does big things through it all.
Send me an e-mail at srrraah@gmail.com if you’re interested. We can work out the details and start digging into the Bible!
Oh, and please, if you have any good study book recommendations let me know!
-yours truly, Sarah
girl, this is such a struggle for me too! i find myself comparing my spiritual growth status to friends or people around me and get discouraged. I think everyone is at their own place in life, and as long as we all hold each other accountable, we will all see growth!
thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing, Sarah! I can totally relate to the need for accountability to not just rely on convos and church sermon's to teach me what God has to say. Great post!
Way to go girl! Those are some awesome goals. I like how you are realistic. Time and time again I've tried to get up early and read my Bible, but it's never stuck because that's so unrealistic for me… but I've tried to start before bed, and it's worked out much better!
What a fun post! Love her scarf. Thanks for sharing! Xo, M&K at brewedtogether.com
I really need to be better about memorizing scripture as well. I was so good about it in high school and college, but not so much now. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂