Quotes

First, will put in a nut shell what I learned in Bible Study. Truly inspired by this.

Romans 14:23 But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.

Thought by Kim: Anything which isn't brought about by faith is sin.

Hebrews 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself; if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

Thought by Kim: If I cannot act upon my faith or show it through my actions, then maybe my faith is non-existent. Faith should be a precursor to action. If I have faith in Christ and what He did for me, then I should seek to please Him with my life through my actions.

Thought by Kim and Study in a Nut Shell: "Faith without deeds is dead, but deeds without faith are sin." Faith is shown and strengthened by deeds, but deeds done without faith (with wrong motive or without God) are sinful.

Thought by Kim: The girls in my study are amazingly insightful. I am blessed to have such great thinkers to help me read through the Bible.

The emotional purity workshop:

Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it s the wellspring of life.

Warning: These are quotes given by either males or females. They reflect the kind of males I seek to have in my life.

Flirting:
"Woman see flirty woman as confident, but men see flirty woman as insecure."

Initiation:
"Woman try to manipulate and maneuver. We manipulate the situation to control it, or we maneuver ourselves in the situation."

Modesty:
1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

Thought by Kimi: I do not want a man to pursue me for my outward appearance, I want a man who pursues me as God does, for my heart.

1 Peter 3:3-5 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands.

Thought by Kim: My new motto! Give me my T-shirt and Jeans any day! I want to please God with my gentle and quiet spirit, and if God so desires have those same characteristics attract my husband.

Quote: "The quality of the woman will designate the quality of the man."

Thought by Kim: If I continually seek to honor God with my actions and my heart and seek that which God has planned for me, then the man which I am supposed marry will most likely be at this same level. However if I do not seek to honor God and do not seek His will, then I will likely find a boy, who is also at this same level.

Thought by Kim: Several woman at this workshop mentioned the difficulty of waiting. After much reflection I have realized I no longer have difficulty waiting to see if God puts a godly man in my life. I have discovered, it is so much better to wait for the one "my heart loves" rather than to "arouse or awaken love" before the due time (Song of Songs 3). I have found not guarding my heart and allowing myself to love before the "desired" time, brings heartache I do not wish to repeat. So I stand here happily and contentedly waiting. If there is to be a man in my life, then I know he will be that which God desires for me and I can happily wait for splendor of a truly Christ-centered relationship, and if there is not to be a man for me, (while, in truth, this is a little harder to swallow), I will rest in the arms of my Savior, knowing He is the only One who can ever truly fulfill me. And in regards to the comment of my brother who calls us Navigators, "Never Daters," I am now pleased and encouraged by this title. I will happily join the ranks of a group who do not wish to just "date around" or "have fun," but are earnestly watching and waiting for God to decide their future relationships. If I am to marry, I know God will bring that man into my life in such a way that I will never have to seek him out or pursue him. I know that I am to be pursued, because that is the model of Christ and the Church (his bride). Christ pursued us and in the same way I will wait to be pursued by the man, if there is one.

On a much lighter note: I am truly becoming domesticated. Last weekend a friend and I baked snickerdoodle cookies (which turned out amazingly, I might add). This weekend, during a rather funny old love story movie, I learned to crochet. What will next weekend hold? I don't know, maybe I will learn to make a five coarse dinner while knitting a sweater!

Sorry kids, lots of reading. I just had a lot I wanted to share.

I will leave you with one of my scripture memory verses, which I will type from memory, but then check for word accuracy and order. This verse speaks to me on so many levels. Actions in all things are so much stronger than words. If I claim to have faith, and my actions do not back it up, then what am I showing to others? If I try to love my "enemies" but can only do that with words, but cannot show them love with my actions, am I truly loving them? And lastly, because I have become such a stickler for the topic. I may never be able to believe someone's words about their love for me because I have been exposed to too many lies, but if I am loved and the love is proved to me by actions and truth, then I can truly believe it. What a perfect model of how we are to love each other.

1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with action and in truth.

(I added an extra "with" but not too shabby)