I have always loved sharing my experiences and even more in hopes that someone would find them inspiring. I do not mean inspiring of what I accomplish but of what God accomplishes through me. I have always had a passion for sharing all God does in my life. It is to show that no matter how much we lack, He is there to give us all we need. How this relationship has formed and changed over the years is quite amazing. I never cease to be amazed at how God loves each of us and how we can reciprocate that love with our lives being lived for Him alone. I have always thought of our Blessed Mother as being a beautiful example of living for Him. She was so loved by God that He chose her to carry and bear our Savior. I also love that she gives us women an example of a gentle woman that trusts our Lord with all her heart. She especially demonstrates that gentleness by raising Jesus and doing it at such a young age. Of course we can look at other women in the Bible and Saints that provide a selfless example of love for our Lord. I have always prayed to be a women of prudence and integrity. Often we forget what we pray for ourselves and what the Lord truly wants for us. We get selfish, prideful, and bitter. We look to the world for a definition of how our Lord made us. We want to be strong, independent, and powerful. Not to long ago I shared this picture on Instagram with this caption...
"Karissa wants to be like mommy and journal in her Bible, too. In a time when us women are so pressured to be strong, independent, and powerful. I feel we forget that God made us in His image, as women we identify with God in the spiritual sense. So my hope is for my daughter to find her strength in Christ, to be dependent on God, and know how much power can come from prayer."
This is truly what I pray and hope to demonstrate to her for how a woman of God should be not one of this world.
Here is a prayer I wrote based on the fruits of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-25...
Lord,
let me put on the fruits of the spirit: love, everyone that surrounds
me and those far from me. Joy be with me in all my thoughts and
actions. Peace of mind and heart. Long-suffering in all trials and
temptations. Kindness to all I encounter this day. Goodness be filled
within me and poured out to others. Faithfulness to You and others.
Gentleness may it be my first action to others. Self-control in my
mind, heart, an body. Christ help me to crucify the passions and
desires of my flesh. Let me walk in Your spirit as well as live in
it. Amen.
I wrote it one day reflecting on what the fruits of the spirit were asking of us. As a mother of four children is so hard to always be patient and gentle. We are after all human and fall short daily. I am striving to be that woman of prudence and integrity to be gentle with my family. I know that the Lord desires for us to live out our lives as women with a selfless love for others and to always trust in Him to show us how.
