Daughter of Thunder...
In Mark 3 Jesus goes up the mountain, prays, and then summoned those he wanted. The twelve. The ones who would be with him, learn his message, preach, and have the authority to drive out demons. Among the twelve were James and John, which he gave the name Boanerges, Sons of Thunder.
About a year ago in our LifeGroup we went through Mark 3 and discussed characteristics of the twelve apostles and challenged our girls to see which one they related to the most. Well, for those of you who know me, know I am a Daughter of Thunder. John is described as the disciple whom Jesus loved. Had a fiery temperament and special devotion. He impacted the early church, had a larger than life personality and is the gospel of LOVE. Now, there are definitely some relateable characteristics to different apostles but I related to the ones that I seek out for my daily life, LOVE. Loving God's people, all people is what I am called to do. With that, I also have a fiery temperament - in other words, my gut reaction in a situation where I feel like someone is mistreated I think "well let's go key their car!". Now if we were traveling with James and John, that would translate to calling down fire from heaven to consume them (referenced in Luke 9:51-55).
So I am a Daughter of Thunder.
I wanted to make this first post a slight intro to this blog. I am not sure where this blog will take us but I hope it holds entries that can be uplifting to those who need it, a place that brings comfort in commonality, and a reminder that we are meant to do life together and on this side of eternity we need each other.
- a daughter of thunder.
In Mark 3 Jesus goes up the mountain, prays, and then summoned those he wanted. The twelve. The ones who would be with him, learn his message, preach, and have the authority to drive out demons. Among the twelve were James and John, which he gave the name Boanerges, Sons of Thunder.
About a year ago in our LifeGroup we went through Mark 3 and discussed characteristics of the twelve apostles and challenged our girls to see which one they related to the most. Well, for those of you who know me, know I am a Daughter of Thunder. John is described as the disciple whom Jesus loved. Had a fiery temperament and special devotion. He impacted the early church, had a larger than life personality and is the gospel of LOVE. Now, there are definitely some relateable characteristics to different apostles but I related to the ones that I seek out for my daily life, LOVE. Loving God's people, all people is what I am called to do. With that, I also have a fiery temperament - in other words, my gut reaction in a situation where I feel like someone is mistreated I think "well let's go key their car!". Now if we were traveling with James and John, that would translate to calling down fire from heaven to consume them (referenced in Luke 9:51-55).
So I am a Daughter of Thunder.
I wanted to make this first post a slight intro to this blog. I am not sure where this blog will take us but I hope it holds entries that can be uplifting to those who need it, a place that brings comfort in commonality, and a reminder that we are meant to do life together and on this side of eternity we need each other.
- a daughter of thunder.
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