katie rose writes

My heart is broken right now. For the lost. Over 4 Billion of them. Hundreds of them on my campus. One of them is a close friend. What am I doing about it? I read a quote today by Elizabeth Elliot, as I wrote in my journal about this brokenness. After I closed my journal, as I laid my head down to catch up on some sleep, my to-do list jumped to my mind, particularly this blog. And a scary thought entered my head. I'm heartbroken, yes. But how often do I run away, just like Jonah did? So, let's get right to it. Jonah, part 1--The Story. (How about you go follow along in your Bible?) Backstory: 2 Kings 14:23-27 Jonah lived during the time of Jeroboam the 2nd, who reigned in Israel, the northern Kingdom (Judah was the southern Kingdom, whose northern border was at Jerusalem). Jeroboam was an evil King. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord. And yet God did many great things for Israel during his reign. Jonah saw God's goodness despite evil intentions.

The book & story of Jonah, the prophet has been a recurrent theme in my life ever since I was called to be a international missionary. I accepted the call my senior year of high school, after I was extremely running from God, head first into a relationship. It wasn't a "bad" or destructive relationship, but it was comfortable. It was what I wanted. It was what I felt like I needed. It made me feel safe and loved. But it was completely and utterly against God's will. I was running from His arms and into the arms of the boy. Not good. So, just a few weeks after God spoke to me and said, "Come back to me, my beloved," myself (as well as the boy I had just broken up with) went to a conference known as Kaleo. It means "called" in Greek (apparently...I've recently learned a different word for called). Well, it is for people who feel called to ministry. So, I went, and went to a lot of different breakout sessions. But the last main session was whe

So, I'm about to go hard-core study for a huge test that I have tomorrow. Gross, I know, and it stinks because I have not blogged in quite some time now. I do not like that this has happened, and God is beginning to unveil how He is going to remedy this. But here is what He is showing me: --update on life in general...general things like school, classes, vague details of what He is teaching me. --Jonah has been a HUGE thing I've been learning, so that may take a few times to go over...I may go chapter to chapter. --L3 Lately...catchy, huh? :) Yeah, I want to blog about the L3 several times a week, and then add in extra things He is teaching throughout. Ok, short I know, but, like I said, STUDY TIME!! But, He is moving, and I am excited to be apart of it! Cannot wait to share in this journey with you!

Right now, I am listening to a song called "Prodigal" by Gungor. Go look it up. Really, go. And I have just been sitting here for a few minutes wondering what to blog about tonight. It's been like 2 weeks. I've been really busy. Too busy, if you ask my mom, haha. But my heart is so full right now. God is amazing. Like, really, have you sat down and let that sink into your heart? Look at the lyrics to this song ... and look it up. I’ve tasted Your glory and I left it there. Your poured out Your Spirit and I didn’t care. Still you loved me I’ve lived for myself with nobody to blame. I took what You gave me and squandered Your grace. Still You loved me. Nothing compares to what You’ve done for me Nothing compares to what You’ve done for me. I could live for the broken and share in their pain. I could die like a martyr or live like a saint just to love You. I could sing like the angels and gather Your praise: Be blessed beyond measure and give it away just to lov