Seek, and you shall find.

As we look to the Cross for guidance, I think that it is important to understand that His wisdom can come from more places than what we realize. There are a lot of people that have gone through the same (similar) situations that we find ourselves in and God has put it on their hearts to use their trials as their testimony to lead others to salvation. As I share these resources with you I think it is important that we keep in mind that not every situation is the exact same, and not everyone has been given the exact same direction in life. Read to your hearts desire, gain as much knowledge as possible, but realize that at the end of the day it is your life, His direction. Go to the Lord in prayer as you seek his wisdom, and ask Him to show you what He wants you to get out of it. He WILL show you what He wants you to see, you will feel it on your heart. If what you feel fits in line with what you know about Him, then you know what your next step is.

 

This book by Craig Groeschel, Pastor of Lifechurch.tv, was the first book I read when I started my walk with Christ. Craig gives an awesome view of what life can and will look like if you live it according to Gods will. It really convicted me on the things that I was doing in life to fit in and be normal, and helped me to realize that I wanted to be Weird.

Every Man's Battle really opened my eyes to the issues that can come with our sexual desires. It helped me to fight off the temptations from lust, pornography, and masturbation. If you too are looking to renew your life and live it with purity, this is a great book to start with.

Boy Meets Girl was the first relationship book that I read. When I made the decision to put my love life on hold it really helped me to understand what that looked like, and how to allow God to guide me through that to the next step.

Soul Detox is an amazing book about cleansing your mind, body, and spirit. It really helped me weed out a lot of the issues that plagued my soul.

Love Does is probably one of my favorite books, one that I need to read again. It really showed me how God can put things on our hearts and that we should not shy away from going after those things. God does not want us to live mediocre lives, living in fear of the unknown. He wants to have courage and conquer. Bob Goff will definitely inspire you to do so.

Although I did not make it through the book of Chazown, I did go through the Chazown course at church. Through this course I found my calling. A calling that I had felt on my heart for many, many years, but had ignored. If you feel lost, not knowing what you are supposed to be doing in your life, I highly suggest this book, and the course. It will truly open your eyes to what he has in store for you.

I Gave Dating a Chance is a recent read of mine, actually I just finished it up last week. It has given me some great ideas of what a Christian dating life (courtship, if you'd prefer) can look like when you date using a biblical perspective.

Here are a few other blogs and Facebook pages that I have been following that have given me a lot of good direction and inspiration.

Lifechurch.tv
Craig Groeschel
From this day forward. - Craig Groeschel on marriage, and making it work for Gods glory.
Going all the way. Craig Groeschel has a book by the same name that explains this in more detail.
The New Rules for Love, Sex & Dating. Great message by Andy Stanley.
Jefferson Bethke
ChaseGod.tv Joseph Solomon
Gracefully Frank - Blog
Bob Goff


As I said these are a few things that have lead me on my current walk. They have all helped me to see what God sees in me, and shown me that I can leave all those fears and feelings of inadequacy behind me and live my life according to his plans. So go, and seek, and you shall find.