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From Busy to Blessing

From Busy to Blessing – Conclusion

October 31, 2013 By Jessica Leave a Comment

I’m so glad you joined me this month, during my 31 Days of How to Use Your Martha to Be a Mary! I certainly hope that this little series has given you HOPE as to how you can bless those around you, despite an already busy schedule.
From Busy to Blessing How to Use Your Martha to Be a Mary @JessicaMWhite.comIt really is about priorities, about thinking a bit more about the things we’re already doing, and quite a bit about changing our hearts, because honestly, our hearts are where it all begins. Anything you do can be used for God’s glory and to bless others, as long as your heart is in it.

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10

We don’t have to worry about the details or the hows or the whats: If we seek only to glorify Him, to step forward to do the work He has called us to do we will be successful.

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:33

Doing God’s work, doing what He has called us to do, doesn’t mean that we won’thave bumps in the road, that things will go absolutely perfectly. Sometimes those bumps are part of the road, part of the lesson that we have to learn…to trust Him and let go. Boy, would it be a lot easier to know we were doing His work if everything went without a hitch.

I continue to challenge you, to think beyond the immediate: There is a way that God has planned for you to bless those around you. Ask Him to show you how. It may not be something huge, it may not be as grandiose as you think it should be, it can be as simple as a smile on your face and His song in your heart, while you go about your day.

We do have to begin, to take that step. But, the end is what it is all about: The end result of our actions, the end result of words, the end result of our lives. Whether we allow the beginning to occur so that the end can be to His glory.

Again, thank you for join me this past month. I know it’s been intense having a blog post to read every day. Those of you who have commented and read along with me on this, thank you for your words, thank you for your thoughts and prayers. It means so much as a blogger to know that what you are saying is reaching someone.

I’ve put all of those posts together on one easy page, so that you can pin just ONE thing and have all of them together. That said, I also hope that you’ll continue to pray for me, as I begin to turn this collection of posts into my first ebook! Not sure when that will happen, but eventually it will.

Be sure to sign up for my newsletter to find out more about my future ebook, as well as to get an easy access for all of posts from this series.

We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled blogging soon. Tomorrow our first born is FOUR! so you can be sure there will be a birthday post, some Halloween cuteness, and some updates about things that have been going on in the White House. I even have a few giveaways already slated for the month of November, as well as some great gift ideas! See you on the blog!

Blessings!

Filed Under: 31 Days, From Busy to Blessing Tagged With: Children, Creativity, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Friendship, Homeschool, Husband, Intentional Living, Marriage, Motherhood

From Busy to Blessing – Blessing Others through Your Love of Reading

October 30, 2013 By Jessica Leave a Comment

Do you like to read? Do all your friends tell you they don’t know how you find the time to read as much as you do? That’s great! Keep on reading! I’ve nowFrom Busy to Blessing Blessing Others through Your Love of Reading @JessicaMWhite.com
taken the approach that I can be a filter of sorts for my friends. I can read the books I want, without feeling like I’m wasting valuable time.

There are thousands of books on parenting, on homeschooling, on faith, on marriage, on nutrition, and while I can’t read every single one of them, I can pass them along to my friends.

I can spend my time and love of reading to turn around and bless others with sharing a quick review with them, whether it’s one that they need to take the time to read or not. Or one that I can just as easily share the few notes and pearls of wisdom that I gleaned from my readings, sparing them the guilt of not having the time to read an entire book.

You can do this with ANYTHING, not just books. Find a great article somewhere, pass it along to you friends. Share what you’ve discovered in the word, whether the Bible, the news, or in a book. In this modern day world of email, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest….bless those around you by sharing the good you find!

Click here to find more of my posts in this series: 31 Days | From Busy to Blessing

Filed Under: 31 Days, From Busy to Blessing Tagged With: Books, Encouragement, Faith, Intentional Living

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