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A Heart of Honesty

 We are now in the final week of September & I honestly have no idea where the time is going.


While the month of August was a little quiet on the blog, I had it on my heart to make September all about writing on the word "purpose"


September ended up traveling in a completely different direction, but Colossians 3:23-24 has never left me, so I thought today would be the perfect time to share a thought on it. 


Everyone knows that Molly's Zone reached the 10 year milestone on September 1st and I can honestly that writing for the Lord continues to give me SO much joy. I love it & could never imagine doing anything else with the life that God gave me. 


For every ounce of tribulation, I have known even greater joy. And the Lord taught me something this year just through experiencing the healing of an age-old belief (or wound) that I had held onto since childhood. 


I never write about it a lot but I know that others with disabilities may have dealt or may be dealing with this in their lives. 


For me, I think that having cerebral palsy is what made me become an overachiever in all that I accomplished or attempted to accomplish. You never feel as though your good enough or that you do enough. That's tough for any kid. 


Even as my journey of writing for the Lord began as an adult, I still battled with this very same attitude. It would leave me frustrated and discouraged. There are times that I truly felt like giving it up and throwing in the towel. 


I gave into that thought process until I figured out that it was Satan who was trying his best to steal every ounce of my joy. 


I'll be honest and write that my energy level has diminished quite a bit throughout the last ten years. I've learned that nothing ever stays the same. 


And it upsets me to watch my body change so much. Adding in PCOS brings forth another set of challenges. (The level of fatigue is unreal) 


But I don't quit. And I refuse to give up my joy. 


I came across something on Facebook one time that read: "don't worry about having the right words, worry about having the right heart." It was so specific to my own heart that I have never forgotten it & it was the reminder I needed. (I love when God gives what we need right when we need it) 


Remember that what you do for the Lord isn't about what you do, how much you do, or how perfectly you do it. All He cares about is the heart you do it with, the amount of honesty and willingness within it.


Be so very careful about not letting what you do for the Lord become more about pleasing others and less about pleasing Him. 


"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." (Colossians 3:23-24)


"For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ." (Galatians 1:10)


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