katie rose writes

This is how God loved us & chased after us...as a bridegroom picks up and carries His wife over the threshold of a house. That threshold is SIN. He carried us over it. We no longer are chained down by it. Wow, what a beautiful thought. Our husbands (haha, cause I have so much experience...) can never do that. But Christ did. Even we when didn't want to be carried--we wanted to walk in with Him, still feeling the muck of sin on our feet. But Christ washes our feet. He washes our blood & dirt stained wedding dress white as snow. And, I don't know about it, but I want Him to sweep me off of my feet. I want Him to pick me up and carry me. Cause I am a whore, I have (and still do) cheat on Him. And yet, every single time I run out on Him, He runs right out after me. So beautiful. :)

Today, I am asking the question, "What's your story?" And not just any story...what's your love story? Is it one full of mistakes and heartache? One of joy that lasts until morning comes? One of secret pain that is hidden by a mask of bliss? Let me tell you my love story. I had tried looking for love. Not so much physically, but emotionally. I would run after a boy, and always come up empty. I never felt loved. I was betrayed. I was hurt. I was running after things I could never obtain. But then I ran smack dab into something--Someone who had been running after me, pursuing me in passionate love, for a very long time. I came to a conclusion last night. Love can never be fully comprehended unless one knows, intimately, the very author of love. I assume you know what Holiday is almost here & will be here on Sunday morning. The embodiment of this love, this love that found me when I was running from it & running toward anything--anyone else... Well, r

I know I have not written in SO long, and I'm really sad about that. There have, indeed, been many things I have wanted to write about, but I just haven't found the time or the motivation to sit down and take the time to really flesh out my thoughts... So, here I am, not writing a lesson persay, but just some things I have learned over Spring Break and this first week back at school. :) Hope God speaks to you through them! ... God uses ordinary projects to teach EXTRAORDINARY things to His people. Yes, even icky school projects. Over spring break (I know, I'm lame and do homework over break), I was reading research to prepare for my huge english project/paper. Because of the blessing of being at a Christian college, I get to write it on Hinduism & Christianity. I was reading the story of a woman who was a devout Hindu, but found Christ through the word of God and made a huge impact on her nation (India) for His Kingdom's sake. It was talking about her experien

John 15:13… “Greater love has no one than this…that someone would lay down His life for His friends.” So yeah I cannot sleep. But earlier tonight God brought this verse to my mind...when I was struggling with some emotions. And the ESV version puts it so wonderfully...in fact, if you kinda switch the sentence structure around, you get: NO one has greater love than this . NO one has a greater love than the love God has for us, the love demonstrated on the cross when Christ died for us, even while we were yet sinners (Romans 5:8)... The Amplified version of the Bible puts it this way: "No one shows greater affection than this...that to lay down one's life for his friends." So I'm dwelling on that thought: "No one has greater love than this..." "No one shows greater affection than this..." No one's love can ever satisfy me the way His does. No one's love can EVER fill His place in my heart. No one's love can overshadow the cross. N

So, last night's reading was a pretty intense reading for me. It starts off with "arm yourself with the same way of thinking"--which made my mind jump to another verse in Philippians 2:5 that says "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus..." And then verses 6-11 describe that attitude which includes: "Did not consider equality with God something to be grasped" -- unlike Adam & Eve in the Garden (Genesis 3). "But made Himself NOTHING" -- Just as we should: John 3:30, "He (Jesus) must increase, but I must decrease." "Taking the form of a SERVANT" -- Matthew 20:26-68, "But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man (Jesus) came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." "He humbled Himself by becoming obedient" -- Obedience isn't always easy. It does require

I love making A's. In fact, I'm quite fanatical about it. In fact, I cannot even stand it when I make a low A--for example, I was disappointed with a 95 on my last history test (which is amazing for this history class)...So I like A's a lot. But last night at Vision, several countries in the 10/40 window were shown on slides. And they made A's in their major religions. In fact, they made high A's. Check out the stats: China population - 1.3 Billion Main Religion: Chinese Non-Christians: 92.75 % People Groups: 12 Christians: 7.25% Vietnam population - 84 million Main Religion: Buddhist Non-Christians: 91.84% People Groups: 2 Christians: 8.16% Maldives Population - 359,008 Main Religion: Muslim Non-Christians: 99.9% People Groups: 2 Christians: .1% India Population - 1 billion Main Religion: Hindu Non Christians: 97.60 % People Groups: 4,635 Christians: 2.40% Bhutan Population: 2.2 million Main Religion: Buddhist Non Christians: 99.54% People Groups: 11 Christia

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations." ~Psalm 33:11 I once heard that the secret of prayer was to: A) Make my wants God's wants and B) Ask for anything I want. And that is so true. The verse directly before this verse reminds us that man's plans do fail because they are not based on God's heart as their foundation. So through this verse, I have learned that my counsel needs to solely be Christ & His word. And my heart needs to be His heart. Because those things last, past my time that I have on this earth--not for my story or name to be passed down from generation to generation, but so that HIS story & HIS Glory and fame continue through all the generations, forever and ever. He deserves all the glory. So, how can we, as measly humans give this to Him, that is, HIS story & glory & fame. Simple. By letting Him write our story. Proverbs 16:9 reminds us that we can plan all that we want, but God i