It’s Pursuing Holiness’ 2nd Blogiversary!

I started this blog two years ago with Cats are to humans what humans are to God? Wish I were a dog… in large part to chart my spiritual growth. I have noticed patterns in the last two years, waves of enthusiasm followed by a tapering off which leads to a dry time. During those dry times I used to just “give up” and wait for the next emotional experience. In the last year, I have been better about being consistent with church and bible study, even if I don’t feel it’s as productive during those times.

The main thing I’ve learned to put in practice in the last two years is that my feelings are irrelevant. The most important factor in my growth as a Christian has been obedience. If I waited until I “felt” like doing a bible study, that time rarely if ever happened. Waiting for the next “spiritual high” meant stunting my spiritual growth. Continuing with it even when I felt it was unproductive led to new knowledge and growth, sometimes slow and steady. Other times, during those “mountaintop” experiences I enjoyed great leaps forward. Being able to perceive this pattern and others has probably been the best part of having this blog – although the Man of the House might say that he’s enjoyed the break from my political rants, too. So in my pursuit of holiness I haven’t completely eradicated the “cattitude” but it’s much improved and still getting better. If you’re a Christian and you don’t have some form of spiritual journal, I highly recommend it. As for me, I’m continuing to try to live out my favorite verse:

Therefore since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest you be weary and faint in your minds. You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. (Hebrews 12:1-4 MKJV)