Week 2

What an awesome first week! Not only did I get to bless others but I was also blessed in the process. I tell you what God is truly amazing!

Unfortunately, I did not get to meet my new little sister last week due to school being closed Wednesday but hopefully I will be able to meet her this week! I will keep you updated. ; )

The other day I was watching Joyce Meyers and she really caught my attention when she said, "We will never have complete joy unless we get rid of the need to impress others and stop worrying about what everyone thinks of us". This one really hit home for me. So much that I decided to make this my area of focus for the week.

Last week as I started blogging about my personal journey with God and I was very concerned about what everyone would think. It has been a difficult decision for me. In the back of my mind I could just hear everyone saying, "Great, now Kimberly has decided to become some holy roller and push her religion down my throat". For those of you who really know me, know how funny that statement actually is. So why do I worry about what anyone thinks? As long as I am becoming a better Christian and maybe helping someone in the process. Why should I care?

I am not really sure why I have always been the one who tries to keep up with the "Jones" or why I have always been so concerned about what people think about me. Why can't I just get up in the morning, throw on a baseball cap, and go to the grocery store? Why do I care if someone sees me without make-up or my hair done? Why does it bother me to go out to eat by myself or to a movie? Why do I not befriend someone just because they are different from me? How do I know that we couldn't be best friends if I don't even take the time to get to know them? Now, I know some of you are thinking, well Kimberly that is you being a materialistic snob. Which I somewhat agree. lol Although, it is human nature for everyone to want to fit in with the "cool" crowd, have a nice car, nice house, nice clothes, ect.... I don't care who you are we ALL like nice things. Our world is centered around "things". We work all week so we can spend all weekend. Sometimes I just look around at people shopping and think to myself "why do we need all this stuff"? Does all this stuff really make us happy? My answer is yes. Yes, it does. Well at least temporarily.

If someone gives you a Mercedes that would make you very happy. Right? I know it would me!!! For the first few months, I would keep it clean, park far away from everyone else, and have a no eating in the car policy. Then a few months later, after the "new" has worn off I am back to fighting for the closest parking spot at Wal-mart, the backseat looks like a toddler buffet, and there is just no time to shine her up anymore. All "things" are like this. Once the new wears off then what do we do? We are back at the mall trying to find something else that will make us happy. A quick fix. Trust me I know. For many years (before meeting Paul) I was use to buying confidence in a bag.

After praying about whether or not I should do the blog, God gave me the courage to just suck it up and do it. I had to stop worrying about what people thought, about my lack of knowledge, or all my grammatical errors.

I have decided that this week I want to really work hard on not worrying about what everyone else thinks, stop caring about what everyone else has, and start worrying about how to impress God. I am going to be thankful for what I have and trust God to provide me with what I need.

I encourage all of you to join me! I am so excited to see what God has planned for me this week!!

Hope everyone has a blessed day!

Hugs & Prayers

Kimberly