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Pursuing Holiness

2024 Blog 1 – 1st February

 

Happy New Year! I hope you have had some time off over Christmas, and are refreshed and relaxed. We had our daughter visit for a week, then we went to visit our son and his family for a few days. What a blessing to have family who are close, supportive and loving.

 

After that relaxing start my January got busy. Usually, January is my time to refresh without any responsibilities within the church and it is also when I can catch up on some home chores before getting back into the busyness in February. However, this year, due to a situation with our ministers, various groups in the church were asked to take responsibility for a specific Sunday each. Unfortunately, I was in three of those groups so found that on each of those three Sundays I had responsibilities that also required some preparation. God is my strength and I have made it through and are now trying to fit a few things in before all the programs start up in the next couple of weeks.

 

I have been reading a book written by Samuel Logan Brengle, a Commissioner in The Salvation Army in the 1800’s and retiring in 1931. His brief was The Salvation Army’s International Spiritual Ambassador of Holiness and one of his several books was called Helps to Holiness. It leaves no room for excuses and really convicted me! So I have decided to study and pursue holiness. I actually thought I was a pretty good Christian until I read his book, now I can see how far I have yet to go. So I am asking God all sorts of questions.

 

“What does holiness look like for me?”

“What is it you want me to do?”

“What do you require me to give up?”

“How do I live a holy life in the midst of a sinful world?”

 

And more!  One thing I do know, is that God will journey with me and will ever be faithful to continue His work in me. May you too experience His presence in your own journey.


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