CHOSEN TO DO SOMETHING by Amber Nightingale
INSPIRING BLOG – CHOSEN TO DO SOMETHING
I really enjoyed this blog post from Grow In Grace and Knowledge. It was inspiring and interesting to note how this young writer captured in words how I too often seek for and reach for purpose in life as a stay at home mom raising 6 kids….
Aren’t we called to do something with the lives given to us…
I find that the people whom I know that seem HAPPIEST HAVE A CAUSE OUTSIDE of THEMSELVES THAT MOTIVATES and DRIVES them into action...
It is funny how we can all be at different ages and different stations in life and yet still there is a bond among women (and men) that are timeless….
I enjoyed how Amber Nightingale shares with us as she reflects on how to REALLY LIVE…
I have some of the highlights of her article but please visit her blog to read the post in its entirety..
Enjoy
“I’m having a hard time finding any purpose in my schooling right now. My dad says it’s preparing me for life (like how to manage when you have to get a million things done in a day). I suppose he’s right, but I still feel useless as a person right now. All I do is work, sit in a classroom, and do homework. I mean, I’m really involved in youth group and stuff, but there’s only so much I can do through that one avenue.
I want to do something at college. I don’t want to go and coast by like I’ve always done. I want every step, every breath, every conversation, every hand raised, every question answered to be done with a sense of a purpose beyond just getting by. I want my life to mean something. I want to accomplish things for God’s glory. I want to witness miracles, see people saved, lives made better, hearts reawakened, freedom embraced…
It’s just that the love has been stirring in me; the yearning to spread the compassion that’s overwhelming me. Like when I suddenly had an urge to adopt a family of African brothers. Honestly, I don’t care who I adopt or where they come from… There are so many children that need love. But it is ridiculous regarding some of the reasons there are so many kids needing adoption. In Africa, millions of people die every day from preventable diseases like diarrhea and malnutrition. Parents are dropping like flies and leaving whole groups of children to provide for themselves, who in turn end up dying as well...
My heart… my heart is so broken over the hurt and pain that so many people endure. I just wish I could hold every crying child, every hurting mother, every dying elder…”
....What am I going to do about it? I’m going to listen. I’m going to wait. I’m going to follow the call. I’m not going to be afraid to talk to people about Him. I’m not going to allow myself to be held by insecurity and lack of confidence. I’m going to act. And I’ve already started…
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