Mindy's list of 20 topics.

So I have found what I shall be blogging about for the next 18 days. 18, you ask? Well yes, because my dear cousin Mindy (my newest inspiration for the next 18 days) made her first two topics about me going to visit her. So I'm gunna group together topic 1, 2 and 3 for the first day. That way I don't offend any other cousins (because, lets face it, I have a lot of cousins).

Topic 1 & 2 combined.
Yes, my dearest cousin, I do love you very much and I want to come visit you ASAP. I'll talk to the parental units and get right on that.

Okay, NOW for the actual topic of the day... Which person in the Bible do I most relate to and why?

Yikes. What a question. I barely know how to answer that one.
My first initial thought is Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi. To paraphrase, this is how the story goes. Naomi had a husband, two sons and two daughters-in-law. Her husband and two sons die, so she tells her two daughters-in-law to go home to their families. One of her daughters-in-law does, Orpah left with a heavy heart. But Ruth stays. She has a loyalty towards her mother-in-law and does not want to leave. So it happens that through Ruth staying she ends up meeting and marrying her new husband, Boaz.
Okay, but the question still remains, how can I relate to this woman from the Bible? I believe, like Ruth, I have the same sense of loyalty. I try to know where I am most needed and stay there for however long I am needed. Though Ruth did not know God's ultimate plan of good for her life, she was obedient to Him. That is how I want to be.
I guess she is a role model to me. I strive to be as obedient to the Lord as Ruth was. Not only was she obedient to the Lord, but she also respected the authority placed in her life, her mother-in-law. I like her story because it encourages me, that through obedience to God, his purpose and plan for your life is easier seen. Not that it's easy, I mean, she lost her husband, but through obedience, gained a new family who led to the line of David, and eventually, Jesus.

So there you have it. Day 1 of 18. Topics about life, serious or silly, that will hopefully challenge both you and me.
I hope you take time to really think about who YOU relate to most in the Bible and why. Simply because it helps put into perspective who you are and who you want to be. Ultimately, we all strive as Christians to become more like Jesus, so maybe think of a characteristic of Jesus that you know you need to work on and try very hard today or maybe the entire week to put that characteristic into practice. Not just in your heart, but also through your actions.

Signed,
gypsy girl