Courtney Botkin
12-1-16
Blog #15
Final Post
Personal Topic
As this is
my last blog post of the semester, I would like to reflect on the topic that we
discussed in class that stuck with me the most. I enjoyed learning about the
idea of kenosis. This is the idea of self-emptying in order to become more servant
like in the same way that Christ gave his life to take away our sins. I am
amazed by this, because for a while in my walk with Christ, I felt as though I
was stuck in a rut with my worshiping and praising him daily. Once I had heard
of this concept in class, it opened my mind to the possibility of working my
heart and mind towards this sense of self-emptying and ridding myself of the
worldly things in order to better follow God. Being a teenage girl especially,
I sometimes get caught up in the materialistic things of the world. However, I
know that those things are not what matters and that there are plenty more
important things in the world. It is extremely easy to get fixated and focused
on these materialist things like clothes, hair, or cars. While I have been
previously consumed by these secular things, I am working on pushing past this
barrier of trying to fit in or really caring what other people think about me.
When we talked about this act of kenosis in class, it opened my eyes to the
fact that once you are centered around the Lord it does not matter about
anything else. He should be the center of my focus and once He is, I will know because
I will not be phased by these materialistic standards that many people strive
to live up to. I am working towards worshiping God better and following His
Word daily, but now I know that once I am fully committed to following Him, I
will not be bothered by the other things of life; this is what I am determined
to accomplish and better my relationship with my Lord.
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