What she lives for… May 2, 2008

Well, Ballerina is at her official last hurrah of middle school, “8th Grade Day”- which is a carnival of sorts for the upcoming Freshman class of 2012.  Think “Grease” without the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds and hopefully tight leather pants . I am having flash backs of her first day of Kindergarten in her blue dress with ABC’s across the front, matching hairbow and socks and of course all four front teeth missing.  I remember helping her with her first Kindergarten essays before she could write simple things like I love Mommy and This is my Cat… which of course included wonderful stick drawings, complete with purple eyelashes.  Now, she doesn’t need any help with her writing and has become an accomplished writer, winning all kind of literary awards and competetions.  This morning, before she left for school, she asked me to print out her latest essay b/c the printer was acting up.  I am so grateful to have the blessing of being Ballerina’s Mom! 

 

 

 

What I Live For

By: “Ballerina”

 

          If someone came up to me and asked “What do you live for”, I would have to think about it. Now, I realize that if I have to think about what I live for, then I must not be living my whole life for our Savior. Most likely, my answer to a question like that would be dance, or some other worldly activity. I find myself wanting to say I live completely, entirely, 100% for Jesus, but that’s not always what comes to mind first. As I think about all the gifts God has given me and the loving friends and family I have, I understand how great God truly is. When I think of how undeserving I am that Christ died for me, it puts me to shame that I have to ponder the thought of what I live for.

         

            I gave my life to Christ many years ago. But as I think of how I’ve lived ever since then, I realize that I haven’t been living for Him completely. Nobody’s perfect, and we all mess up, but as Christians our job is to honor the heart of God. In 1 Peter 4:11 it says:

        “Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ…”  

 

          I must understand that if I don’t live my life for the Lord, then the time I spend here on earth is wasted. I used to think the purpose of life was to be the best at everything, but now I know that the only purpose I should be living for is to bring honor and glory to God in all that I do! So now, if someone were to ask me what I live for I would be able to proudly say Jesus Christ!