Some Thoughts...

Lately I’ve been pondering a lot about the relationships in my life. There are many types of relationships. Relationships with acquaintances, parents, siblings, relatives, children, friends, bosses and co-workers.
Then there’s a relationship that surpasses all of these; the relationship between a Heavenly Father and His child. I’ve been guilty so many times of squandering precious hours that could have been spent with my Father. Instead of using my time to build the most important relationship, I was watching a movie with a friend, reading a book, or talking on the phone.

In the past week I’ve seen a prayer slowly become answered not in the time frame that I thought would happen, but in His. A prayer of hungering for a deeper relationship with the most High King. I began reading a book that I’ve been anxious to get my hands on for months. I attempted to order this book on different occasions but for some reason didn’t get it until just recently. I know that the Lord kept this book from me until I was ready to soak up the words of truth. This book has convicted my heart and has sparked many thoughts that have flooded my mind. I’ve read many of the books that Eric and Leslie Ludy have written and each one is better than the last. Set Apart Femininity By: Leslie Ludy isn’t just another Christian book for girls. This book makes me want to run to my bible and ask, “What do the scriptures say?”
Here is an excerpt from the book Set Apart Femininity:
“If you want to personally experience the fullness of all that Christ is then it’s time to tune out the voice of your flesh and follow the example of Paul: “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted to loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him…that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Philippians 3:7-10).
Yes, there will be protests when we embrace Christ’s sacred decorum—both from our flesh and from the outside world. But instead of complaining about His narrow path or giving in to self-pity, let us delight in the jealous love that He has for us. Let us remember the staggering sacrifice He made on our behalf. And let us revel in the privilege of laying our all at His feet in gratitude. Let us yield to the supernatural, transforming, purifying work of Christ’s Spirit as He makes us into His holy temple. Let us allow Him to change us from the selfish, cowering closet-Christians we are into the valiant, valorous virtuous examples of set-apart femininity that God has called us to be. And let the world stand back in wonder.”