The Purpose

So yesterday I gave a little background info about myself, but I didn't really give my reasoning for writing this blog. Over the last couple of months I have been growing more and more annoyed with my lack of commitment to God. It seems that I wake up with good intentions everyday, but when I lay down to sleep at night those intentions are still just intentions. I feel that God wants more from us than just a small prayer and a quick bible study! Paul wrote to live is Christ. Think about how powerful that statement is. As I was mopping my kitchen floor yesterday I was thinking about how little I tend to do around the house in general. My husband is, well....we'll say passionate about keeping a clean home. He will work an 11 hour day and still clean the house as soon as he walks through the front door. He says he can't relax until he knows it's clean. This often annoys me as it gets in the way of things I want him to do. HA! See there! There's that selfish nature again...grrr! Anyway, as I was thinking of my poor husband's apparent addition to tidiness a thought came to me. How can I claim to serve God when I am still too proud to serve my husband, children, community, and so on? Now, I know that serving one's husband isn't always the most popular idea, but it IS the way God intended. Women are not to be the head of the household, HOWEVER the man is to love his wife as Jesus loves the church. Jesus loved the church so much that he gave all of himself to it....even His life! How easy would it be to submit to a man that you knew loved you that much and his every action was to your families benefit?! A man who desires your company and appreciates your thoughts! OK....whew, sorry for the passionate outburst! Getting back to the point. Each of us are called to be a witness and I think the best way to be one is to serve God and serve others. This is the only way, in my mind, to completely free yourself of that stubborn selfish nature that continually tries to consume your attention. People are hurting and we are too caught up in ourselves to notice! So, finally, my hope is that this blog will be a daily reminder to myself to focus more on God and His heart for others and less on my own desires.