Has it seriously almost been a month since I blogged? My goal has been to blog once a week but as you can see, I'm not doing so well at that. lol!! Go me!!
So, for the next few weeks, I'm going to share with you my Top Ten List. Coming up with this list was kind of hard to narrow down because there are definitely more than 10 things that I define my life by, but, here's what I've put together of some of the main core values of my life.
Drum roll please.......
#10: Live S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D. You won’t fly until you are stretched beyond your comfort zone. Life is about constantly MOVING FORWARD. So, embrace the STRETCH!! When I think about the word, STRETCH, it makes me thing of a rubberband. The purpose of a rubberband is to be....stretched!! So the same is for our lives. To keep ourselves consistantly moving forward in the path God lays out before us, never getting too comfortable where we are and who we are - to me, this is what causes spiritual growth that leads me into #9. (Read: I King 17—Story of Elijah and the Widow, Zarepath)
#9: Walk by Faith. “It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 MSG Faith and God go hand in hand….without faith, life does not exist. When you are stretched...this leads to taking leaps of faith that is what God finds pleasure in. Read Hebrews 11. God is all about keeping you in the stretch of faith-living as you read all through the Word - Moses, Mary, Joseph, David, Noah,and beyond - they all lived out their faith in the stretch and discovered who they were truly meant to be in the eyes of God.
Living in the stretch will propel you forward in your faith...so, I say, "Go for it!!"
See you in a few....I promise. lol!!
Tracee
