Katherine’s Expression

In my journey in knowing God, I see that he is a father who gives quality gifts. That I can ask God for one of his sons to marry and know that he will give me nothing less than his best. Matthew‬ ‭7:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.” I believe it’s important to have guidelines to what you will accept and what you will reject. It’s vital that what you want is in alignment with God declares you should have in his word.  The son God has for me must  Love God with all his heart, mind, strength, and soul. Which is the first commandment that all of his children are not exempt from .  He has to know his identity in Christ. If he loves God then I know he will obey him every area of his life. In knowing God he is able to truly know himself.  A person dealing with an identity crisis produces instability in everything he does, for he is double-minded....

My view of the top is being a good influence, living out your purpose, and utilizing all your gifts. I believe the impact on the lives of people are important. When you are long gone there are generations passing down your mark on their family lives. Your imprint in the earth should bring great honor to Christ name. The seed you sow in people should create a harvest of kingdom living. It's to live not for yourself, but for your love for God and your neighbor. To think outside of self and to live as a servant. Always mindful and aware that what you do affects those around you. The Bible says not to look out only for your own interest, but we should care about the interest of others. (Philippians 2:4) What matters to people should bring out compassion, love, and mercy. People don’t care what you can offer them if you don’t show they matter to you.  Everyone wants to be loved, respected, and supported even if they don’t do that for themselves. And when you can make that...

When my mentor, Tiffany Buckner, assigned for us to tell our story of what we’ve been through. My initial thought was “I don’t wanna go down that road again.” I try not to dwell on my past traumas because I don’t know what triggers will resurface. Once those thoughts flood my mind, I have no choice but to deal with them.   Even though it’s a good thing to deal with the root cause of past hurts It’s still something hard to do. It’s easy to bury things, then to confront it because that takes courage. Not only does it take courage, but time and energy. Yet after dreading over the assignment, it wasn’t so bad as I thought it would be. My soul was okay going through memory lane. Which lets me know I’ve come a long way in this journey of soul health.   I can look at my past without being stuck there or afraid of my story. For my story no matter good or bad makes me who I am today. All that has happened in my life has aided in the shaping of who I am today. Through the bad events in...