reflection...

In my quiet time this morning I read another chapter from a book I have been beyond inspired by. I closed the chapter and prayed for guidance and understanding...not of the "rules" of being a believer, but a deeper understanding of where God wants hubby and I to go on our journey and how He wants us to get there in His eyes...and not the world's. I prayed that while we are following Him that we are always an example... and it hit me...

I felt God speaking to me with an answer to all these thoughts in my prayer...all rolled into simplicity.

I hope that my example to others is not just an example of my beliefs and a testament to how I have been taught the Bible...my desire is for my example to be a reflection of my relationship with God and a testament to the pure joy, encouragement, strength, blessings, {and more} that I get from being in close union with Him. I had never thought of it this way. But its true...I wholeheartedly want to show others how to follow Him not through rules that I have been taught and the beliefs I have formed through those interpretations, but I hope that non-believers in my path desire to know Him through the reflection of Him in me. Then once that desire to learn more about Him is sparked I pray with help they find their way to their beliefs and interpretations and form a harmonious relationship with Him. What if some of my interpretations of the Word are "wrong"? What if many of my beliefs are "off mark"? I wouldn't want to have someone believe what I believe because I believe it...but I would be most humbled if God used me to bring someone to his feet because of seeing Him in me. What an overwhelmingly blessed gift that would be...for isn't that our journey after all.