Does God Care About My Wardorbe?

Hello, everyone. :)
 I'm hoping you're all having a great week. The other day, I was out and about and I noticed that a lot of young girls and women were wearing very showy and revealing outfits. As a Christian, I found this to be very disturbing and was saddened at the thought of what God saw in them. Awhile ago, I'd read a lovely and godly book on this specific topic called The Look: Does God Really Care What I Wear? given to me as a gift by one of my aunts. I would strongly recommend it to any young woman. The book, by Nancy Leigh Demoss, shows one that what you wear does matter to God. The Bible says in 1 Peter 3:3-

"Do not let your adorning be external - the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear..."

This means that we shouldn't strive to be pretty on the outside (by loading on tons of bling or spending hours on making your hair just right), but perceive to be inwardly beautiful, which is most pleasing to the Lord.

 Being inwardly beautiful doesn't mean that one must dress on the outside in a long, limp gray sack and wear your hair in a strict-looking style. God says that our bodies are His temple and we should take good care of it. Try to dress in ways that please the Lord and wouldn't make a person pay too much attention to your physical appearance; instead, act kindly and let your inner woman of faith shine.

  I really enjoyed writing this post for all my readers and hope to blog again soon. :)

 Until next time!

~Naomi

❀ Book Review ❀

Hello, everyone - did you have a great week?

Today I've decided to do a book review on Bruchko:

 Bruchko is an autobiography, written by Bruce Olson, about his adventures and trials in evangelizing to the savage Indians of Colombia.

 No one believed nineteen-year-old Bruce would survive when he said he was going to bring the word of Jesus Christ to the stone-age tribe of South Americans, named the Motilones.

 Everyone knew that any person who had gone before Bruce, had not returned alive. But Bruce trusted that the Lord was calling him to reach out to these Colombian Indians.

 During his time in the wild jungles of South America, Olson faced countless difficulties, but God was always by his side.

 In Bruchko, the name the Motilones gave Bruce, he was confronted with disease, grief, kidnapping, and torture, but his journey made an astonishing impact in the mission field.

 Bruce Olson was an amazing inspiration for me in his book. He showed me what blessings God will give us if we surrender ourselves to His great will.

 If you are interested in reading this book and finding out what happens as Bruce evangelizes to the Motilones, visit this link.

 I hope you enjoyed this book review! Please leave a comment on what other books you would like me to write about.

 Have a wonderful day!

~Naomi

❦ Verse To Ponder ❦

Hi, there! It's Naomi here - presenting my first post! I hope you enjoy... :)

Today, as I was doing my devotions, I read a verse that really caught my eye:

 Joshua 1:8

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Okay,  this verse may be a little hard to understand; this is basically what it means:

 The "Book of the Law" in this verse, means the Bible. If we are diligent to read the Bible, try to understand what it means, and apply God's principles in our lives - it doesn't necessarily mean we will be "prosperous" in the sense of being rich and wealthy, but it means that we will be blessed abundantly by the Lord! What a great promise He's given us, wouldn't you agree?


Well, that's about it for the spiritual nutrition I've prepared for you - here is my recommendation of the day:
  This is one blog that I very strongly recommend to anyone looking for fun, DIYs, good devotionals, contests and lots more!

 This wonderful little blog that I'm currently doting on is called Beloved Bluebird!(It is owned by the one and only Rachelle Marie.)

Thank you for your attention - I'm looking forward to posting next time!

~Naomi

Welcome!

Hello, everyone!

Welcome to Lavender Patch - a haven of DIYs, Bible verses, and pure fun!

Here is a word from Naomi and Bethany:

Hey, all!

Here are some of my fave websites that y'all may not have heard of...

wimp.com

americangirl.com

whitsend.org

skitguys.com

pluggedin.com

And the last one isn't really a website (it's a YouTube channel) but here it is anyway:

http://www.youtube.com/user/thepianoguys?feature=results-main

They are AWESOME!!! I LOVE the Piano Guys!!! Have fun with the websites!

Well, that's all I have to say for now! Till Saturdays!

~Bethany

And hello to you! This is Naomi - I'm a teen daughter of The King; I absolutely love reading, The Hunger Games,  photography, and weird things like unicycling. At this lovely little blog I'll try to post every Sunday. So excited! 

I'm so glad that you've stopped by Lavender Patch today - I hope that you have a fabulous time exploring!

~Naomi

Sincerely,

Lavender Patch