Imperishable Beauty

I have been in the middle of a battle this weekend. It seems as if the work that God would have me do have increased attacks not by people but by thoughts. Yet Jesus is a God not only of mercy but of battle. He has been so merciful to me and has shown me time and time again He is my strength and my song. Of whom shall I be afraid? Now about what I have learned about beauty. It is fleeting. I may look pretty to the world with the curly hair and tan skin yet as I see the gray hairs. As laugh lines crinkle the corners of my eyes, God has shown me something precious. The beauty that I want to cultivate is not found in a magazine but developed and beheld by an audience of one, Jesus Christ. He is my righteousnous, creates in me a quiet and gentle spirit, humbles me, and puts in me a desire to think of others higher than self. That I may have a beauty like that. So I stand in armor, to fight the good fight of faith, yet I also stand clothed in the righteousness of Christ, adorned by Him in jewels that reveal His work within me. It matters not if anyone else sees because what I do is for the audience of One. I am my beloved's and His desire is towards me. Praise be to the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Love, Life, and Abiding in Christ

Yesterday was an eye opener for me. On the bus when people are being rude and loud and disturbing others I used to get so annoyed, yet God has given me a love for them that was not there before. I tried to give the person a tract and wanted so much to share the gospel with them. Anyway God sees and I pray that someone will have the opportunity to say Jesus Christ is the only one who can satisfy the longing of your soul. When I was a hedonist I was going to write a story with the title No Man Can Satisfy Me, how strange that even as an agnostic that thought came into my head.
God's word has been taking root. I have a deep hunger for it and have found more and more in the old testament pointing to Christ. In Ecclesiastes, the Preacher the son of David says that God has set eternity in the heart of man, and that he perceived that what God does endures forever. Isn't that amazing even then they saw eternity before them. God is so good.
I put my life in God's hands may He use it for His purposes. I pray that I may have an opportunities to share the Gospel.