Katie's Irvinisms: Another year...

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Another year...

Yet ANOTHER year has passed by. I was updating my calendar for the year...adding everyone's birthdays and other important dates. I came to June 17th and had to write "Josiah's 6th Birthday"...then I came to November 20th and had to write "Elihu's 4th Birthday." Can you believe that? Seems like just yesterday we were 2 childless married people. It's hard to remember those days though. People always told us how our lives would change when we had kids. We believed them...we even knew they were telling the truth...but we didn't realize the impact of WHAT they were saying. I guess you don't really until you have kids, huh?

I read a Christian article this morning about bringing in the New Year. It was talking about how people focus on the New YEAR...but that you have to break it down into a new WEEK...and then break it down into a new DAY. It's too hard to look ahead an entire year. Hey, God told us in His Word that he'd be a lamp unto our feet...not our whole path...just our feet so we can see one step at a time. This year I'm going to try and not let myself get so overwhelmed by the pointless stuff that infests my life every single day. Maybe I can stay focused on what IS important...I think I need to wake up EVERY day and tell myself again my purpose for being here still...God's purpose for me...as my own person, as a wife, as a mama, as a sister, as a daughter, as a friend, as a church worker...I guess you get the picture. I just want to "purpose in my heart" like David did...so I'll know where I'm going each day.

Happy New DAY!

2 comments:

The Allens said...: Yeah! You've joined the world of blogging! I can't believe how big the boys are either! I wish we could hit the pause button. : ); January 8, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Anonymous said...: I love the way you bring out the fact that God is a lamp unto our feet, not the whole path! Isn't it wonderful how he's with us EACH step and how he loves for us to depend on Him for each one of those steps? That really touched my heart! And yes, it's hard to believe the boys are getting so big and so cute and so old!; January 8, 2008 at 4:46 PM

Post a Comment

My Testimony

I was 9 years old and terrified that I was going to Hell when I died. I kept asking my mama questions about it. She would always just reassure me that I'd know when it was my time to ask Jesus in my heart. I went to Bible Camp that summer for the first time. The Lord spoke to my heart that Monday night during the preaching service through a sermon by Butch Lee. I didn't go down. I was afraid what the other kids would say...especially being new at camp and not knowing everybody. On Tuesday, I worried ALL day long because I KNEW WITHOUT A DOUBT that if I died, I'd open my eyes in Hell. So back in the service on Tuesday night, I could hardly wait for the preacher to give the invitation. Sure I was still nervous, but I knew I needed him more than I needed to be nervous! I went down and got my counselor by the hand. My friend Libby followed. We knelt outside on the sidewalk and I repeated a prayer after my counselor. I don't really know that it would've mattered the words I said because God knew what was in my heart. I got saved that night and haven't been the same since! He put a wonderful peace in my heart that nothing else in the world can ever replace. I thank Him for that sweet moment of salvation and pray that I can be an example along the way for those I meet. You know, you're never too old or too young really to be saved. If you feel God speaking to your heart right now, just bow your head, close your eyes, and ask Him to come inside your heart and make you clean and pure and holy and be your Savior. It's that simple. Then YOU can have that wonderful peace that passes ALL understanding!