Who Am I in Christ? "UNDERSTANDING HIS LOVE TAKE #1"

I am sorry for the delay in this post! I have been a little distracted the past few days!
I went to Ohio for 2 weeks. Visiting my sister and working a little bit for a friend along with having a great opportunity to speak and sing at a church down here! Of course, I can't forget the wonderful time I am having with my niece and nephew!

So.... let's get down to it!!
How do we get to this point of having a true definition of who we are in Christ and why would that be so crucial in getting Becoming a person of purpose??

TAKE #1

It Starts with a accepting Jesus Christ as our Personal Savior! He Died on the cross for our sins. Why, would he do such a thing? It starts with a Heavenly Kingdom with a Ruler, God. He created us for his pleasure. But Also, with free will to choose to be his. We as human have this awful sinful nature, and can not enter his kingdom unless we are redeemed!

John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life."

Let us break this down a little....

First, for God so LOVED the World (that means you and me) SO much that he gave us, WHAT?? His ONLY son! Please think logically, here for a minute with me. How many of us would give up our only, precious, beloved son to die on a cross a brutal death that none other has ever experienced for people who are sinners and can not possibly get to Heaven on our own! Do you have that Kind of love to offer to some one who loves let alone those who hate and despise you? This is the Kind of love God has for you!

"..That whosoever believes in HIM shall NOT perish but have everlasting life!" All we have to do is Believe in Jesus Christ and Accept him in your heart, and you receive this wonderful beyond description gift, of eternal life. Nothing this world offers can give this to you. No Scientist and their newest Anti-Aging remedy, nor any Herbal remedy. Nothing, except that you believe in Jesus Christ as your personal savior and let him live in your heart.

This is the Amazing love of a God and Ruler of all creation. Who has a son, the King of the Heaven's and the Earth. His love is so rich and deep for you, that if you will stop your search for love today and turn over to him you will never feel that void again! It will be filled.

My next post I would like to share about the LOVE of a King named Jesus and who we are as his daughter's, and the story of a Samaritan woman...

I know that I may be a little bold, but if you will only trust me enough to listen and take this journey with me, you will reap wonderful benefits for a lifetime and after!

God-Bless, AnitaKay

Sharing what I've been thinking about!

OK! I am so excited today! Why? Well, I have kind of let you see who I am but now I can share what I love to talk about! "What's that?", you may ask. Well it's about guys. Yes, I know some people are apposed to being open about it, but this is the topic I have become passionate about sharing! Although, I don't like to talk about them in the ways that we have come so used to.

Whether we like it or not, and we pretend in front of all the right people, women have had crushes on men since they knew what romance was at the age of 3! God created us to love and to be loved. To be a help mate! To have Children, and raise them to love and Serve the Lord! All this we find in the Scriptures, and guess what I want this too!! I am almost 26 and I want to be married and now that I have a special man in my life I want to have a baby more now than ever! But it doesn't change one little thing! That is, that I am not married, nor do I have a baby yet.

So what does God want me and you to do until we are? Well, I know he doesn't want us to sit around twiddling our thumbs, or going man shopping every Sunday or event that we go to, nor does it mean that we are to live the "Great Single Girl" life of shopping and partying and having life just about us.

The Next 3 Posts are going to be be about a 3 step adjustment process God had to do in my thinking of who I am, where I am in my life and what he wants me to do! And I believe he wants all single young women(or old and married women) To seek him and his purpose for us no matter what season it is in our lives!

Maybe you are 13, 15 yrs old and you are so insecure because you just aren't pretty or small enough for someone to take notice! Honey, God has a taken a notice in you and loves you so much for the precious child you are to him, that he gave a gift greater than anything you will ever receive from a boy or later on a man, and that is his son Jesus Christ. If you accept him as your personal Savior and dwell in him, he will pour himself on you, and you'll have such a wonderful perspective on what he desires for you.

Maybe you're in your college or mid 20's early 30's, and you are ready to meet Mr. Right and be married and have a family, but all you keep meeting is all the Mr. Wrongs! Well, girls have you truly met the First and most important Mr. Right in your Life? Once I met enough Mr.Wrongs I surrendered and Finally found that Jesus was more than just my Savior! He is my All in All, he was my first love! I have been saved for 8 yrs, but have been learning about this love relationship with Jesus Christ for 6 yrs. The more time I spend with him the more intimate it is and and how wonderful! It has truly transformed my way of thinking.

And maybe you are married, and you never even got to this place! You love you husband and kids, but wish it were something more. You may possibly be one who never feels loved by your husband and he says you expect too much! There are many of us who get married b/c we want to be loved and never discovered the Special love that fills the void only Jesus Christ can fill. Then we get married and expect out husbands to fill it. And when he obviously fails, because he's human we get let down and feel unloved, and 10 years later you night be the one saying "He never loved me" and be getting a divorce. I believe if you discover who are in Christ and allow him to love you, and put Christ as your First Love you will feel much more loved by you husband!

Well this is all to lead to the First Adjustment in our thinking! Who Am I to Christ!
Can't wait to share this with you!!
God-Bless, Anitakay

Thou None Go With Me Still I Will Follow

OK, I am going to try and keep this short today, but before I go any further, I want to share that this Blog is where I can pour out my heart about what the struggles are in my life and any single woman's life. However, not just to burden people, but to encourage them as I share how God lifts me out of these trials. I want to be as real as I can with you.

About 2 years, ago I left my home and job and volunteered at a Christian camp! Want an experience for me and a time God used to draw me closer to him. During these 3 months, I was really seeking God in what he would have next for me in his agenda after this. I knew it would be something to stretch me, but I choose to keep asking for direction! About a week before I left I got the opportunity to work in Co. at the YMCA of the Rockies. I was so scared but had great peace that I needed to go. I was just a little fearful about my parents not being too excited about this. As I was praying and seeking God's Peace on this I ran across 2 verses, that opened the door of courage in my heart to follow the Lord Wherever He desired. Let me share them with you.

Luke 14:26 says,

If any comes to me and does not hate his father or mother, his wife, or children, his brothers or sisters-yes, even his own life-he cannot be my disciple.

Matthew 10:37-38 says,

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more that me is not worthy of is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not pick up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

Now, please don't take this that you have to hate your father or mother, son or daughter in order to follow the Lord! However, as I have been meditating and studying these 2 passages and the context around them, this is what I have taken from it and received much courage to follow whole heartedly after Jesus Christ my Savior.

What this is saying is the there is only 1 top priority in our life, and that belongs to the Lord! He will not compete for it, nor will he be second or third to anyone or anything else in our lives. If we want to live pleasing to him and serve as his disciples we are to Love and be obedient to first and foremost.

Please don't let this scare you as if you are going to have bad relationships or a bad life, but contrary to it. He gives us a life of abundance of joy, and peace, and for me Courage.

Why am I writing this today? Well, since my move to Colorado 11/2 yrs. ago, (which my parents accepted even with the few fears they had) I have had some choices to make there that went against the grain of my 24/7 environment out there. Very often only clinging to God's word and the peace he gave me was all the encouragement I had along with a few good friends and a wonderful chaplain.

I have now met a wonderful person who has touched my life so Amazingly. However, this and the fact that he is of of different racial and cultural background, and the fact that I may live there someday goes against the grain of many people, which doesn't bother me. The only ones that hurt at times are from those who are closest to my heart who don't always see. For sure, I understand concerns and worries, but it doesn't make it any easier.

Today, I cling to these verses. Why? Because as I search my heart for wrong motives in loving someone I believe designed to complete me. And also my motive in my desires, I know that I am only following the path that I believe whole heartedly is God's will for me. Today is hard as I think of those who do not celebrate this with me. I love them and am praying that God will work in their hearts as well as mine for understanding and peace about these decisions, but I love Jesus Christ first and foremost! Though none go with me still I will follow! No matter how hard some days!

I don't know what you may be facing today.. maybe you are afraid to make Christ first and follow with abandoned passion with him First, or maybe you already have and you may be having a day like mine, where you just desire God's peace and joy one more day as you take your cross and follow after him! He didn't say it would be easy, just worth it!

God-Bless, AnitaKay