Every. Single. Thought.
I can’t get over this…
The average person has 70,000 thoughts a day.
As a Christian, I am called to…
Take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:5
But I’m reminded…
Start small. “Every moment is a second chance. Starting over. Move from the past to the present tense.”
2 comments February 9, 2010
Starting Out With Joy
197. Sparkling snow and sparkles in the air
201. not opening my computer first
204. ziploc steamer bags work wonders
211. finding out that kids play nanana boo boo still
224. sending snail mail
229. feeling the ache of love
265. looking forward to things
What’s on your list this week?

Add comment February 8, 2010
Strengths!
If you happened to stop by last Friday, you’ll remember that I wrote about some God-sized dreaming and a challenge to step out on a journey. I’m still plodding along and letting God use each day as a way to get to know myself and Him. Today’s post talked about strengths. Ohhhh, yes, some of us cringe at the thought of revealing those at risk of sounding…prideful. Myself included. I don’t like to run around spouting off my strengths. Before going there, read yesterday’s post and then take a look at this:
Strength: a personal characteristic that can be used on behalf of God in service to others.
and then this:
Service – Does it help me serve God and others?
Time - Has it been present throughout much of my life?
Relationships – Do others see this?
Energy - Do I feel energized when I’m living this way?
Natural – Does this come naturally to me most of the time? OR do I know God has intentionally developed this in me even though it doesn’t?
Glory – Does God ultimately get the glory from it?
Trials – Even in hard times, does it usually come through somehow?
Heart – Does this really feel like a core part of who I am?
Takes on a fresh, new feeling doesn’t it? Because, really, God designed us in unique, strong ways so that we can fulfill His purposes. Check out the post for a list of strengths and take a minute to reflect with God on your own.
As for me…some of my strengths include thoughtful, calm, and hardworking.
What about you?
4 comments February 5, 2010
Question.
Have you read Secondhand Jesus by Glenn Packiam? Or heard anything about it? If so, what were your thoughts?
7 comments February 4, 2010
Pressin’ On
Yesterday, I wrote about resting in Him rather than trying to strive toward behavior change versus heart transformation. There’s a difference. I can self-manage myself all I want, but if I don’t get rid of the roots (side note: I’m trying to correct my Minnesotan accent and say that word correctly except then I just get confused on what way is correct! how do you say it?) and get my heart right then I’m just covering up the real issue. So true…but along with that…
I need to strain toward what lies ahead. I need to beat my body and make it my slave. Put aside my old self and put on the new. Letting God direct my path and fix my eyes on Him because He is the author and perfecter of my faith.
Where do you find balance between these two? How does it look in your life?
Add comment February 3, 2010
“They Will Run and Not Grow Weary”
Remember when there were arcades in malls? Or maybe you’ve recently been to Dave and Busters? Playing all the fun games like skeeball, Crusin’ the USA, and dance dance revolution. Every once in a while I even played Whack a Mole. Constantly hitting those moles to make them go back down into their holes. Over and over and over and over and over. By the time I finally got one “under control” another would pop up….can I say over and over and over again?
I keep hitting. They keep coming up. That’s when I get tired. I grow weary. I feel overwhelmed. I focus on how I’m failing instead of how far I’ve come. I wonder if I can keep this up. I try to tackle sin. I try to buckle down and keep pressing on toward the goal. And right there, in the midst of all my striving His gentle whisper reminds me…
So, at the end of the day, I rest in that…being obedient to the Holy Spirit so that He can do a work in my heart and transform me to be more like Him. He gets ALL the glory. I just need to lean into Him and find that His yoke is easy.
How are you doing today? Feeling weary? I would love to pray for you or just hear from you.
3 comments February 2, 2010
A Warm Blanket
The weeks speed by and the joyful moments abound. I am finding “joy” all over the pages of my bible and embedding it in my heart. From the brief moments my heart pauses to notice to the situations that weigh like a warm blanket, I am beginning to see Him even more in all that I do. And that. I love. Seeing My beloved all the time and resting in His delight in me.
136. writing late at night
140. blustery roads
157. a deep breath
161. hummus quesadillas
169. realizing how far God’s brought me
170. couches and blankets with love
171. hugs at church (Antioch)
172. impromptu speaking about Africa at church
175. Answering: So how did Katy change?
176. Trader Joe’s stops
178. knowing I’m right where God wants me to be

4 comments February 1, 2010
Quotable
In a recent conversation, I found out that people actually read the info page on facebook! Who knew? I didn’t….hence, I hadn’t really paid attention to mine or updated it in quite a while. All of that led to a Saturday morning of updating which led to rummaging through old posts and looking at quotes. I post quite a few quotes! To keep track of them, I made a handy little “Quotable” page at the top. Check it out! In the meantime, here a few that stuck out:
“Don’t say yes just because it’s difficult to say no. If you don’t know who you are and who you’re not, you’ll probably say yes when you should say no. Why? Because you’ll focus on the wrong thing. You’ll focus on the position instead of your calling.”
“But it brought me back to ground zero: I want to be dead-center in the will of God. That is the only position that counts. That is the place of blessing. That is where God can use us most.” -Mark Batterson
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful”–William Morris
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