The Quiet Place

Founders Note: Today on the blog we have one of our monthly contributors Vannessa. She is sharing her heart on this months theme: Purity. We hope you are encouraged by her words as much as we were. You can find out more about Vannessa and our other monthly contributors on our about page .  Whenever I hear the word “Purity” my mind naturally goes to the times in my life when I felt  like I acted anything other than pure. I’ve avoided writing on this subject simply for those  reasons. As a matter of fact, I think that is why it’s taken me so long to submit this article. To sit with Jesus and discuss this subject seemed daunting really.  Oh but sweet dear sisters, God is truly faithful. He reminded me of a time when He showed me what purity looked like. It was after I had returned to the fold after a time in the wilderness. It must have been Easter because I was sitting with Him and considering the Cross . Then He showed me that here I was standin...

Founders Note: Today on blog we have one of our monthly contributors Kiki. She is sharing her heart on this months theme Purity. Be sure to find out more about her here  on our about page. Purity. It's a packed word, isn't it? I think purity can be a touchy subject with a lot of people--me included. As Christians, it's something that we strive for. It's something that we know is right and yet in this world, it's seen as a negative and something that's just not realistic. It can make living life a little bit harder, can't it? I don't write this to say discourage you, but it is often the truth in our lives. The world tells us one thing and quite often, His Word tells us the other. And that's when I came across this pin. A little reminder that purity isn't about what others tell us to do. It's not about what's cool or what the celebrities are doing (or not doing, for the matter). It's not about comparing ourselves to our fri...

Blogger's Note: Happy Friday Friends! Today I wanted to take some time and dive into Purity month with you here at The Quiet Place. The topic of purity is something that is close to my heart. I realize that the daily battles fighting to stay pure are difficult ones. It isn't always easy saying no to the things that we know we should, especially when all are friends are participating in the same things. But living pure IS possible, and SO SO Good! Dive into scripture with me this month as we take a journey to discover what purity is and what that means for us as Christian women. Today we'll begin with... Ephesians 4:17-32 Instructions for Christian Living 17  So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer  live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.   18  They are darkened in their understanding  and separated from the life of God  because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hea...

When i was thinking about Aprils theme of Purity, i thought of a hymn that they sing at my parents church. It's called "a pure heart".  The words: "A pure heart that's what I long for, a heart that follows hard after thee", are etched on my heart as I think about what it means to be pure, especially in the not so pure world that we live in. Webster dictionary defines pure as:  free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes,  containing nothing that does not properly belong.  This definition leaves me thinking about what God says about being pure in Philippians 2:15--   so  that you may become blameless  and pure, “children of God  without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”   Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky." This verse reminds us that as children of God we are to be pure and blameless. But in this world that we live in it's sometimes easier said than done. There are so many things trying to take ho...