Do you Know what "Time" it is?
Posted by Holly Nelson on Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Under: Tip of the Week
Do you know what "time" it is? It's just "Ordinary Time". If you have a Christian calendar, you will see it lays out what Christian events are going on throughout the year. The time between special holidays is called "Ordinary Time". We just finished celebrating Thanksgiving and then our Lord and Savior's birth at Christmas, but what now? You'll want to say, "Nothing, today is just an ordinary day." But really it isn't. Right now is to focus on our growth in Christ. We have special colors that represent Jesus and our Christian walk. Black represents our sin and death. Red represents Jesus' shed blood to save us from our sins. White represents Jesus' death has washed us white as snow. Purple represents Jesus' royalty as the King of Kings, Lord of Lords. And the "ordinary time" we are in right now is Green. Green represents growing in Christ.
I'd like to ask you something personal. Are you growing? Are you maturing? Are you the Proverbs 31 Woman(what this site is about)? Or are you the Titus 2 Woman, mature and mentoring to younger Christian ladies?
You may ask, "How can I grow? I go to church on Sunday. I do my part. I don't have any other time!". There are many ways to grow in the knowledge of Jesus. It will make us stronger and more mature for our spiritual journey.
The other day someone said, "Can't you just take 15 minutes out of your day for God?". Think about that. 15 minutes out of a day that consists of 1,440 minutes a day. What if you came to God in prayer and petition and He said, "No, I don't have time for you today, maybe tomorrow.". But when tomorrow comes He didn't have time, or the next day, or the next day. But God isn't like that at all. He is there for us every moment of everyday. Shouldn't we be just like that? Like I say on my site, "15 minutes is all it takes to bless your home." Shouldn't you also be thinking," 15 minutes is all it takes to bless God and yourself in the process."?
How to make time:
1. Awake early to have prayer and Bible time.
2. Do studies with your children.
3. Get involved in bible studies in a local church.
4. Get involved in a sunday school group.
5. Read before going to sleep at night.
6. Read bible stories to or with your kids. Talk about what you just read.
7. Read a devotional book everyday.
8. Grow with you husband. Read a couple devotion. Read the one year Bible together every night.
9. Join a discipleship group.
I'd like to ask you something personal. Are you growing? Are you maturing? Are you the Proverbs 31 Woman(what this site is about)? Or are you the Titus 2 Woman, mature and mentoring to younger Christian ladies?
You may ask, "How can I grow? I go to church on Sunday. I do my part. I don't have any other time!". There are many ways to grow in the knowledge of Jesus. It will make us stronger and more mature for our spiritual journey.
The other day someone said, "Can't you just take 15 minutes out of your day for God?". Think about that. 15 minutes out of a day that consists of 1,440 minutes a day. What if you came to God in prayer and petition and He said, "No, I don't have time for you today, maybe tomorrow.". But when tomorrow comes He didn't have time, or the next day, or the next day. But God isn't like that at all. He is there for us every moment of everyday. Shouldn't we be just like that? Like I say on my site, "15 minutes is all it takes to bless your home." Shouldn't you also be thinking," 15 minutes is all it takes to bless God and yourself in the process."?
How to make time:
1. Awake early to have prayer and Bible time.
2. Do studies with your children.
3. Get involved in bible studies in a local church.
4. Get involved in a sunday school group.
5. Read before going to sleep at night.
6. Read bible stories to or with your kids. Talk about what you just read.
7. Read a devotional book everyday.
8. Grow with you husband. Read a couple devotion. Read the one year Bible together every night.
9. Join a discipleship group.
10. Join a study group on Wednesday night at a local church. Kids have childcare at the church!
Here are a few links to some of my personal favorite ways to "grow" in Christ.
Adrian Rogers Legacy Bible
Steve Gaines Sermons (click on watch and listen)
The Truth Project (*This is what my husband and I are doing with our older two children on Wednesdays nights at church)
Firm Foundations Study * This is what I am doing with my kids- the kids version*
Remember - 15 minutes is all it takes to bless God and yourself!!
Here are a few links to some of my personal favorite ways to "grow" in Christ.
Adrian Rogers Legacy Bible
Steve Gaines Sermons (click on watch and listen)
The Truth Project (*This is what my husband and I are doing with our older two children on Wednesdays nights at church)
Firm Foundations Study * This is what I am doing with my kids- the kids version*
Remember - 15 minutes is all it takes to bless God and yourself!!
In : Tip of the Week
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I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.
