Remaining faithful...

Well, here it is... my first blog post. I never imagined I would ever come to the day in which I start expressing and sharing things my most intimate thoughts that I usually write in a journal to be kept locked away from the world to see. I have boxes of journals dated as far back to the 8th grade, and have just as many unused ones anxiously waiting to be written in. I have always used Facebook as my way to post little tidbits about my walk with the Lord, evangelise, and share scriptures with others. But lately, I feel as if I need to do MORE. Be more intimate and share things on a deeper level with whoever is willing to listen, sharing the love I have for others and the Lord to life Him up high. As my walk with Christ consistantly grows and He continues to stretch and mold me into the person He wants me to be, I am becoming more and more bold to share about His amazing love. The deeper I fall in love with Him, the more I want to shout it out to the world, which is quite remarkable, considering how shy I have become as I get older. I am one small girl, with one big heart for Him. Not a day goes by that I am not completely blessed and thankful for what He has done in my life. How He has transformed me from the broken girl I was, to being complete in Him and His grace. (Colossians 2:10) My heart breaks for all of the world who is constantly searching for more, like I once was, seeking to have a purpose and never being able to fulfill it because it is impossible if you do not have or know about God's unfailing love He has for us. The more my walk is strengthened in Christ, the more I desire to spend every waking moment sharing about Him with others. My heart is passionately burning within to get out and share the good news that I have come to know. I just recently returned from Haiti... I pray that the Lord has me return there one day soon. But right now, I do know the Lord has me RIGHT where He wants me, working at my current job, and being an example of Christ and spreading His love to those I encounter on a daily basis. There are people I see every single day that do not know Christ. Do they not need to know about Jesus also, just as those in Africa or wherever we go on mission trips all over the world? I know the Lord has called me to remain STILL and prepare my finances for the day in which I CAN go spend longer amounts of time serving and sharing the gospel. My daily prayer is that while I feel I could be else where "doing so much more" in my mind... that I remain faithful to what the Lord has called me to do in this very day, instead of focusing on the future. No matter where we are in the world, there are numerous people we will encounter that do not know Christ and need to be shown the truth, and the gift of God's love and mercy. Let's remember that as we go about our every day life, that our purpose in life is NOT to live a life for us, but for the Lord... Remember that if you are a child of God... you are Royalty and who knows but that you have come to your ROYAL POSITION for such a time as THIS? Esther 4:14

In Him, Nicole Elizabeth