Why I Blog What I Blog

I blog for several different reasons.  When I first started blogging, I really had no purpose other than as an outlet of the passions in my life  - my faith, my family, my love of writing...it was a simply a medium to express myself and hopefully encourage others in their faith.  However, since I began this blog it has evolved into more than just my expressing my personal passions.  And although I still blog about personal passions and experiences, God has grown this site into something more and I'm thankful for that.

Each and every devotion that I've written come from impressions God had made upon my heart.  They are derived from what God has revealed through my own personal Bible Study, prayer, life experiences, reflections, and sometimes painful lessons from my own life.  I write to encourage others in their faith.  I write to be a help and blessing to others.  I write because I cannot keep silent about what HE has done for me.  I take no credit for what I write..I simply write to testify to His Glory! 

And while I'm at it, let me be totally transparent here - many of the topics I write about are things God has revealed about my own personal flaws and setbacks.  I'm not perfect...I am selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed, self-focused, self-reliant, and all of that other 'self' stuff.  BUT I AM FORGIVEN and through the Blood of Jesus Christ, have OVERCOME...myself.  Yes, I still struggle with sin and fall back into my carnal 'self.'  But, Christ is there ready to catch me when I fall and help me back up again. 

So, I guess what I'm saying here is...my name is Cathy.  I'm a sinner, just like you.  I'm not perfect and certainly not a saint.  But I want to tell you what my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has done for me.  I want to encourage you in your faith.  I blog what I blog to tell others of a perfect Savior who died and rose again, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  I blog what I blog to share my Christian experience with others, to help others in their walk in Christ, and to glorify a most wonderful God.  I blog what I blog in hopes that fellow brothers and sisters in Christ are encouraged, blessed, and strenghtened.  I blog what I blog in hopes of reaching the unsaved with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

I blog what I blog because I can't keep silent about what God has done for me! 

My life is an example to many,

because you have been my strength and protection.

8 That is why I can never stop praising you;

I declare your glory all day long.

Psalm 71:7-8

Grace and peace, friends!

In His Love, Cathy