Hello, and welcome to my world. My name is Kaitlyn, and I'm fifteen years old. Simply put, I'm a writer. Words surge through me with every beat of my heart. Writing is like oxygen to me, because without it, I cannot exist. Though I'm only a sophomore in high school and many would say I've still got my whole life before me, I've faced my share of trials. Yet with every issue I've endured, writing has been my outlet, the one tool that allows me to disconnect from the world for a short time and plug in to myself and my relationship with the Lord. Writing has been my constant confidant, a place where I can release a whirlwind of emotions and, at the same time, receive healing and progress into the next stage of life that my Heavenly Father has planned for me. I've created this blog more as a journal for myself, to straighten out my thoughts, document some "crazy exciting" milestones, and express the ups and downs of life. But ultimately, I hope that writing this blog will allow me to become more in-tuned with the thoughts of my Savior, Jesus Christ. With all of that said, I hope that God can somehow use me through this blog to express His unconditional love to someone else. I give Him the glory for all that I am and all that I will be.



"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of POWER, LOVE, and SELF-DISIPLINE. So you must never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord." (2 Timothy 1:7,8 New Century Version)

"God comforts us not to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters." -John Henry Jowett

Monday, December 27, 2010

Child-Like Faith

One reason I love Christmas so much is because I get an opportunity to be a kid again. Sometimes, people think it’s silly how excited and giddy I become when Christmas time rolls around. But, what I’ve realized is that it’s okay to act like a little child during this time of year. It’s okay to let your spirit overflow with joy, so much so that you have a sudden desire to dance around the Christmas tree or break out in holiday song. It’s okay to be filled with wonder and awe at the sparkling lights, the beautifully wrapped presents, the crackling fire, and the dancing snowflakes. It’s okay to be enveloped by the smell of fresh-baked Christmas cookies, warm hot cocoa, and crisp pine needles. It’s okay to believe in Santa Clause, miracles, and dreams coming true.
            Do you know why it’s okay to act like a child again? Because it is a child’s heart which most quickly remembers the reason we celebrate Christmas. A child is the one who loves to get lost in the story of baby Jesus time and time again. It is a child who lets all of the worries and woes of this world be forgotten. Instead, a child remembers that God loved them so much, He sent His only son Jesus down to earth so that their sins could be forgiven.  Jesus once said, “I tell you the truth, you must change and become like little children. Otherwise, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3 NCV). So this Christmas, allow yourself to have the faith of a child and never forget the true meaning behind the Christmas season.



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