Beginnings

I was convicted the other day when I heard a woman in my Bible study talk about how she was afraid of continuing in the study because she thought that if she grew in her relationship with the Lord, then she would leave her husband "behind." Her husband apparently is a Christian, but limits his invovlement to attending church on Sunday.

How sad, I thought. I mean, my heart truly broke for this woman. Here she is, she knows what is right and what God wants her to do (study His Word, learn and grow), and yet she is hindered by the thought that he won't be in the same place as she is in her relationship with God.

I was so burdened by this woman's struggle, that I wrote an e-mail to many of my single girlfriends the next morning. I basically outlined the story and quoted 2 Corinthians 6:14-15:

"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?"

I challenged my friends to seriously consider the consequences of not only marrying a non-Christian, but a "lukewarm" Christian. Yes, I know that women do it all the time. In their desire to marry, they settle for someone less than God's best for them. And though I'm sure the marriage is good, they do not find the spiritual support that they want or need.

My friend Rebecca read my e-mail and commented that it was well-written and that between this one and others I had sent to her recently, she was asking the Lord whether this could be a new ministry for me. As we talked, the thought stuck in my mind, and I haven't been able to shake it since.

So I decided to start this blog. First only for myself... to post thoughts and other things that the Lord is teaching me, and perhaps later to share. We'll see where He leads.