Overflowing Thoughts...

Overflowing thoughts. It describes my blog in every way because that's exactly what it is---a special spot to pour out some of my opinions, beliefs and ponderings.

I was thinking about my goal this year for "beside the brook," and I am hoping to try to share a lot more "thoughts" with you. I warn you, however, that a lot I believe is controversial to the culture. Actually I would say just about everything is. But Christianity is all about non-conformation---to the world that is. Becoming conformed to Christ's image, however, is what life's all about and our our greatest goal and purpose as Christians.

If my blog accomplishes anything else, I pray that it will bring you closer to our Savior and if you don't know Him you'll find Him soon. Yes, I do write about frivolous things sometimes, but I hope that in the end the main emphasizes you will discover here will always point you to the God of glory and the truths of His Word.

I've consider to quit blogging many times (perhaps you can tell from my lack of it), but the more I consider my purpose the more I realize how good it could be and how much I enjoy it! So I have decided to keep on going. Whether you'll read or not is up to you. I just want a place to write my, well...overflowing thoughts with you from the perspective of an eighteen year old. If you do choose to stick around, I hope it will encourage you in your walk with Christ. We can make it a journey together. And because of that it keeps me writing; I have so many thoughts and so much to share so stay tuned!

Beside the brook

Hello, my name is Brooke. Welcome to my blog!

I previously blogged at www.homeschoolblogger.com/iloveyouGod, where I wrote off and on for over a year. I decided it was time to move, and thus why I am now here. It's nice to have a place to share my thoughts and things going on my life. I mostly do that in my journals, but I enjoy blogging as well, so I am happy to have a new place of my own where I plan to write regularly.

As I was choosing a blog title and theme, I wanted to corporate something in concordance to my name and to the Bible. So, I looked up the word "brook" in God's Word.

I found:

Proverbs 18:4--The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

But my favorite was Psalm 42:1--As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

What a beautiful verse!! I just love it. God really is the only thing that will satisfy us. We need Him more than we need water, and my soul longs after Him.

So, in concordance to this verse and to my name, I have made my blog a "brook" theme. My dear sister, Holly, made the beautiful banner at top for me. Don't you just love it? It couldn't be more perfect.

In conclusion, I am happy to start blogging regularly again, and I hope people will stop by to read. I shall now leave with a little "poem" I wrote about my life in harmony to my name. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you shall return for future posts.



I am a Brook

I am flowing on a journey that is continuously in cycle. I am never in one spot and God is always with me through all life's travels.

My waters are calm, quiet, content and peaceful only when I am fully satisfied in my Savior. When I am content in my Creator, my life gently flows in peaceful harmony even through the darkest nights and deepest pits.

I thirst after God and he fills me with His love and grace. I overflow for love for Him in return and desire to spill and pour out to others His love.

I am steady, following God, and continually traveling down the stream of life while striving to flow beside Him and become more like Him. But sometimes my path branches off and away from my Lord and I begin to wander in another direction.

I begin to drift from Him and I feel so far away. The woods in which I reside begin to hide me from my Father's face and I wonder where He is.

I become dry, depleted, and dehydrated. When once I was overflowing, I now trickle down to a few drops. My life becomes cluttered with things of the world in place of things of God and become clogged that I cannot flow as freely. My waters become murky and peace and serenity are far from me.

I feel empty, drained, and overwhelmed with thirst. Nothing satisfies my longings.

Once I turn my eyes back to Christ and turn from my ways, He begins to fill me with His grace. It pours down upon me and floods my empty stream. His mercy begins to rain down on top of me. He cleans me, unclutters me, and I begin to grow again. He helps me to flow back into the right direction that points to Him and I begin to flood over with purpose, gratefulness and joy.

His waters are the only thing that can fill the deep hole and stream within my heart. Only He gives me purpose to keep going. And only He can quench this thirst that runs deep within me.

I am His brook, and He only fills me.