katie rose writes

[Faithful: loyal, constant, and steadfast] Last night, as I was praying, I told God I was sorry for not being more faithful. And He brought to my mind Matthew 17:20: For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you." This comforted me so much. And immediately, the verse about what faith is in Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Well, as I was rolling these thoughts around, I said, "God, the only reason I can have any faith is because of your faithfulness to me and faith in me." I said to Him the verse in 2 Timothy (verse 13) that has continually come to my mind (thanks to my lovely BSU Focus group leader) this past semester: If we are faithless, He remains faithful--for He cannot deny Himself. And then I thought how much faith God has in us. I mean, there is no ...

This weekend, I am going to a college conference called Passion. It is a conference all for the glory of God and for the purpose of inviting students to exchange their small-time story and join in with God as He writes His story. I have never been more excited in my life for a conference. Their are amazing people there, to lead us in worship & in teaching. The few examples are: Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin, Francis Chan, John Piper, Fee, Christy Nockles, Hillsong United, and more! I am SO excited, and I can feel God preparing my heart by simply drawing me to Him, opening my heart up to hear His word. He is preparing me for something HUGE. I can feel it. I pray He speaks to me in a way I could have never asked for or imagined! But more than that, this is not just about me. It is about the other hundreds and thousands of students joining me. I pray that we ALL unite as one in the Body of Christ, just as these verses (vv 4-6) from Ephesians chapter 4 reminds us: As a prisoner fo...

So, very early this morning I was laying in bed awake, chatting with God a bit. And I was just talking to Him, and I said, "My King" to Him. And then my brain automatically tracked to Esther, and how she probably would've called King Xerxes "My King." And I just smiled. Because with Esther, the verse that always comes to mind is this one, found in chapter 4, verses 14-16: For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this? " Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, "Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish." I love especially the purple text in it: ...

Last night, I watched a movie I had not seen in awhile and the last time I did see it, I was not all that impressed. But this time around, I was blown away by the (yes, I'm saying it) symbolism and just biblical parallels that dominated the movie (well, it is a C.S. Lewis novel after all, what can one expect?). The movie was, as the title of this post suggests, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Because of the biblical parallels, there are several quotes from the movie that just really struck me last night. The first is from the scene right after the Narnian's victory: The 5 Kings & Queens bow before Alsan, and Aslan asks them to rise. Prince Caspian hesitates by saying the following quote (with Aslan's response). "I don't think I'm ready." "It is for that very reason that I know you are." ~Aslan, comforting Prince Caspian in his doubt, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" When I first heard this quote, I was like, ...

Psalm 117 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol Him, all peoples! For great is His steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! My desire is to see this Psalm come true. For every nation to "praise the LORD," for all peoples to praise Him enthusiastically--to"extol Him". And I do not want to see this out of coercion or force. But as an overflow. An overflow of simple love. This true love is found when all peoples and all nations see just how great His steadfast love is, and how faithful He is to run after us & pursue us even when we constantly run after other lovers. And, just as Paul says in Romans, How are they to see this love unless we show them? We are the ones that must show them this overflow of Love. 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us. Romans 5:8 ...but God shows His love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. That is what our purpose is: to love God and to lov...

Just around the corner, a new year is about to dawn. So I decided to delete my former blog (that I had not touched since July), and create a new one. This is not only to signify the new year, but also to signify the new level of deepening love I have for my Savior. I am just so overwhelmed that Jesus Christ came, lived a perfect life, died as punishment for my sins, and rose again--all for a love -relationship. A friendship on fire, as it is so often said. With HIM. The creator of the universe. He loves me. He loves you. Late at night I go to Him. I lay in His arms and just rest and talk with Him about anything and everything. That is what is so sweet about this relationship anyone can have with Him. We can approach the throne of grace and receive HIS love and mercy. It is so overwhelming. So, with this overwhelming flood of love in my heart, I set out on the next part of this journey, walking hand-in-hand with Christ. And I begin it with the prophet, Jeremiah in mind: “Bef...