What’s my purpose in blogging?


Lately I’ve been thinking about doing more writing. It’s something I’m coming to enjoy more and more.. I’m not very good at expressing myself verbally, but I’ve always found it easiest to express myself and what’s on my heart through writing. When I write, it has a way of bringing more clarity to my mind and heart.  I don’t know how long this blog will last for but I want my writing to be centered in Jesus and what He is doing in my heart and life. I pray that this blog will spur each of us, myself included, closer to Jesus and to godliness. That is what I want the most! 

At the end of the day, my thoughts and opinions don’t matter.  They won’t endure and most of the time they are either selfish or just plain wrong. There’s a verse I love that beautifully reminds me of the fickleness of me but points me to the One who always has been, always is, and always will be.
“All flesh is like grass
    and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
    and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord remains forever.”   -1 Peter 1:24-25a

One of the most freeing truths I’m learning is that this life is not about me. I will die one day and my written words will go away. I will be forgotten about. So, spending my life trying to preserve my name is futile. Like the grass and flowers that can come and go so quickly, my life is the same.  The word of God is the only thing that always has been and always will be.  We can try to ignore and discredit the Bible all we want, but still God’s word and who He has revealed himself to be through it will remain absolutely true and unchanged. To me, that is the most comforting truth in the world! It means that God won’t ever wake up one morning and decide to change the way we are saved through faith in Christ. He won’t ever change his mind about what’s right and wrong- We are called to love because He is love. His affection for us isn’t dependent on our behavior. He won’t ever decide to un-forgive us. He is faithful even when we are faithless.  Even when God seems extremely distant, we can be sure that He really is so near to us because that is what He has promised us. I find it hard to believe this sometimes, precisely because it seems too good to be true.  The beauty of who Jesus is in scripture will always be- His justice and His incredible mercy. 

Thanks for reading my first “official” blog.  I welcome any thoughts or comments! I’ll try to write fairly regularly and post some other things, like recipes and other exciting things I come across. Hope you all enjoy the last long weekend of the summer!

Comments

  1. wilmotwifeAugust 29, 2012 at 10:52 AM

    Love what you wrote! Welcome to the blogging world!

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  2. UnknownAugust 29, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    Congratulations, Cheryl, on your first official blog!
    Way to Go! I look forward to reading all that you have to say...
    You have a God-given talent and it is great to see that you are sharing it. The words from your heart have touched mine.
    Thank you for that and I thank God for that, too.
    God bless and let Jesus take care.

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  3. UnknownAugust 29, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Love your picture, Cheryl!

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