Words of Wisdom Wednesday: The Will of God

Today's words of wisdom come from a book I'm reading with Matthew right now - called "Devotions for Dating Couples" by Ben Young and Dr. Samuel Adams - concerning the will of God.

"When you recognize your dependence upon God for holiness, and you humbly seek to live your life according to His guidelines and moral teachings, you will be in the middle of His will for your life."

For some reason this passage of the book has really spoken to me.  I think it's because there's a lot of uncertainty and instability in my life right now, and I'm constantly seeking out what it is that God would have me do next. 

Just prior to this excerpt, the authors were relaying the difference between what they call the "secret" will of God and the "moral" will of God.  The moral will of God is what is evident from the Bible, the things that are clearly laid out in his Word.  The secret will of God is the stuff that isn't so direct from the Bible, like where to live, who to marry, what career path to take.  

So many times I get so wrapped up in figuring out what God's secret will is for my life.  And I think this quote wraps up the idea very nicely.  Basically it's this - concern yourself with the will of God that is clear and evident in the Bible, and God will reveal the other things to you.  You can't help but be in the middle of his secret will when you're searching out truths in his moral will!

The funny thing is that it's not like this is a new concept - it's just hit me in a completely new way this last week.  I can't get past it.  

I love it when the Lord does this kind of thing to me.  He reveals something "old" in such a new way that I'm beside myself in awe and curiosity.  

Words of Wisdom Wednesday: Hebrews 2:18

Good morning!  Can you believe it's already Wednesday?  Goodness gracious.  Last week was slow - this week is fast.

This morning's Words of Wisdom come from a passage we read in our small group last night, and it really spoke to me.

"For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted."

Hebrews 2:18

This is the whole concept of Christ being our high priest who made the ultimate sacrifice for us so that we don't have to pay the price of death.  What a wonderful Savior!  And how beautiful is his plan!

Words of Wisdom Wednesday: A. W. Tozer

Matthew and I are going through a book right now called, "Devotions for Dating Couples: Building a Foundation For Spiritual Intimacy" by Ben Young and Samuel Adams.  This week's topic is prayer, which is funny since I just received and started reading "Couples Who Pray: The Most Intimate Act Between a Man and a Woman" today.

I read this quote in the devotions book earlier and thought I'd share it for Words of Wisdom Wednesday:

"The most important thing about you is what you think about God."

A. W. Tozer

Even though this quote isn't so much about prayer specifically, it really gets me thinking.  It's a very humbling thing to think that the most important thing about me isn't even anything having to do with me - it's about the One who created me. 

I think this state of mind should permeate throughout my life so much so that I am living it out for others to see.  I want it to be evident to those around me that I believe the most important thing about myself is what I think about God.

Do you have any thoughts on this?  Feel free to comment below.  

Day-by-Day Themes

One of my goals for this blog is to have 6 weekly entries: 1 for each weekday & 1 for the weekend.  I think having a theme for each entry will make the blog more interesting and also give me a guideline to follow - instead of thinking to myself, "Um...what should I blog about today?"  So with that, I give you the day-by-day themes:

"Made for Monday" will feature something that is made, whether I've made it or it's a guest blogger who has made something.  Either way, Mondays will feature some sort of craft-ish tutorial.  

Not completely unlike "Made for Monday", "Tasteful Tuesday" will feature a recipe that I've tried or that is from a guest blogger. 

"Words of Wisdom Wednesday" will feature some sort of wise words.  This may come from almost any source (i.e., the Bible or a quote) and will include my thoughts on the it. 

"Thrifty Thursday" will - obviously - focus on being thrifty.  In this day and age, frugality is vogue, especially with my limited budget.  Therefore, I'd like to offer up some sort of thrifty idea, advice, or deal that I've come across.

"Finale Friday" will be my chance to sum up my week and/or give updates on what's going on in my life.  I will also likely include goals for the next week for a bit of accountability.  I realize this may not be interesting to everyone, but my family likes to know how I'm doing every once in a while.  ;)  And this is one of the easiest mediums to use since I don't have time to talk to each family member over the phone every week!

Because the weekends are usually filled with laziness stuff to do, I've decided that "Word-Free Weekend" posts will be simply pictures.  After all, a picture is worth a thousand words, right?!

::Side Note::

Every once in a while you'll get to see a "Bonus Blog."  These are basically just blog posts that don't necessarily fit into any of these themes and are added at random points during the week.  No added costs.  ;)

So that's the plan.  Since this blog is a sort of in an experimental stage, it's possible that these themes may change.  And who knows, I might just get crazy and deviate from the themes every once in a while just to spice things up a bit!