Questions from the Audience
Hello my blogging audience. It seems I am needing a little inspiration to get back motivated with my blogging, so I thought I would open a post for questions from my readers (that means you!). I will try to answer you questions in a following post in a few days. Questions can range from blogging (which, obviously, you may not want my advice on), Christianity, my life, books, music, femininity, or anything else you might think of. Maybe some of the answers can spark another train of thought I can salvage into a future blog post(s). Ask and you shall recieve. 
(ps. the picture has nothing to do with this post, I just thought that the cupcake looked so good and I am really hungry.)
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Filed under: Blogging on May 13th, 2009
I'm Kaysie, 22. Jesus follower. Lover of sunshine, trees, hot tea, books, music, family, the gospel, poetry and Barnes and Nobles. Has a weird obsession with paper. Over-analyzes almost everything. Adores simplicity. Lucky for you. 
Hey Kaysie… I guess something that’s been coming up a lot for me at the moment is: How in the world do we as women deal with our crazy up and down emotions, particularly from a Biblical perspective? Have you had experiences like this, and what did you do?
And what tea did you drink while you were doing it?
All the best and don’t rush…
Kit.
Hmmmm…. I like Kit’s suggestion, indeed!
Oh, Kaysie…. that cupcake looks SO good
and it’s funny that you posted that picture
cause I am baking a ton of mini cupcakes this week
for our Church’s spring tea….
Many Blessings to you dear sister in the Lord!
Love in Him,
Jen
As a mother of a fourteen year old daughter and seeing that you are a 21 year old young lady, I have a few questions.
-How do you combat the world’s pressure to be a certain way or do certain things?
-Can you recommend ways for moms and teen daughters to stay connected and enjoy one another’s company?
-Can you share a bit about your teen years, your struggles, your victories, decisions you made, how you developed into a lovely young lady of God?
-Will you share some things that your parents did right in the teen years, things that helped you and that you really appreciate?
-What is your take on facebook and some of the social networking sites out there?
-What purposeful steps do you take to remain close to the Lord and pure?
Okay, I’ll shut up now!
Great question, Kit! I struggle with this too!
Femininity.
What are your thoughts on dressing modestly? I’ve heard lots of people say that girls can’t be modest unless they wear skirts or dresses. I would love to know what you think about this. By the way, I love your blog.
Oooo… I love this idea! We are trying something like this with our moms over on Imperishable Beauty but it isn’t working out the best. We are still waiting for some good questions but in the mean time we will most likely have our moms give their testimonies/bios to open up future questions. It’s hard to ask a person questions when you know so little about them. But anyway, here are some questions I have for you.
- What influenced your choice to be a stay at home daughter? Also, what influenced your choice to later do distance education?
- How would you describe waiting on the Lord to bring you a spouse in His good and perfect timing? Do you think that some people are called to be single either for an extended period of time or for a lifetime? What do you think on trying to… “enhance” your possibilities of getting married by purposefully trying to be around single, godly men or by some other means? (My friends and I have been talking about such things lately so I was wondering for your opinions.)
- What are some of the best and worst advice you have ever been given?
- What books have challenged, inspired, encouraged, ect you the most?
I could probably come up with but the Chamomile tea that my wonderful mother just bought me today is calling my name as well as a book that I want to finish tonight. God bless you Kaysie!
Kaysie,
I have to admit that I enjoy everything you write. You do have a way with words. (don’t you just love the alliteration?) So when you posted this post I started to think. What would I want to ask you if I had an opportunity to sit and chat with you over a cup of tea. Enjoying a cup of tea with you actually is a nice thought but I digress. Anyway I know I would love to chat about our shared love of the Lord. The only thing real in my life is the presence of God. Being a single male sold out to Jesus perhaps makes me an odd duck and here I thought I was actually an eagle but again i digress. Anyway what was I saying oh yeah, talking about our mutual love of the Lord.
Just listening to you ramble on about what the Lord means to you and the way you express his love toward you is very moving. There are precious few who love like that and I guess that would be my focal point. How do we, I include myself in the we, share that love with a member of the opposite sex in a world that does not get it. I mean the only loving relationships most of the world knows is that of a man and a woman and I believe there is a much higher love because I have experienced it personally and from the sounds of things so have you. All I know is when I meet a young lady who shares such a deep personal relationship with Christ I stand in awe of her. Not in a worshipful way and i think you understand what I am saying, but in an awe inspired way. I know she belongs to my Father and I must HONOR that relationship above any that I may desire personally. Therefore I find myself having a HANDS OFF approach to her because I feel once I touch her I would have defiled something so PURE and INNOCENT and BEAUTIFUL. I mean it is like being in the presence of an angel.
Now before I get too sappy I think I would really like to hear your thoughts on this, and I believe one other person asked something similar if I read the comments properly.
Although I am comfortable with my single lifestyle there are times I think about having children and that requires a relationship with someone of the opposite sex but then I am faced with this dilemma I attempted to express in my question. I am thinking about this verse while asking this question:
The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. 33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,
34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.
35 I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord. 36 If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. 37 But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. 38 So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.
1 Cor 7:32-38 (ESV)
I like the way it reads in King Jimmy a little better because I think it stresses the point better:
32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord–how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world–how he may please his wife. 34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world–how she may please her husband. 35 And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction. 36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry. 37 Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well. 38 So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.
1 Cor 7:32-38 (NKJV)
This is what I alluded to when I said defile her. I meant that the highest love a man could have for a woman is to respect her love of the Lord and keep her pure an virginal.
How my take on that reflect on your take and how has the Lord revealed this portion of Scripture to you? If you do not feel comfortable answering this in a public forum feel free to email me and we can converse that way. And if you just do not feel like addressing it at all I will understand that as well. Thanks for taking the time to listen to my rant I shall now retire to the eagle’s nest.
Hi Kaysie! I love this idea. I am so sad that my own blog has been in a drought lately. Then again, I feel like I have been in a drought. My faith in God and salvation haven’t wavered. I have no doubt that my strength to deal with the world comes from God, as do all of the blessings I have been given. But my inspiration and my resolve to boldly pursue the Lord have definitely fainted away. My prayer and devotional life have also withered.
This leads me to my question, what inspires you to keep pursuing God, through reading the Bible or other spiritual books, on a daily basis? I have struggled with this for so long. Every time I find something that works for a little while, I think I have found something that I will stick to, but inevitably life gets in the way.
Thank you for all of your inspiring and thought-provoking words. I greatly appreciate them.
Lori
Hi Kaysie!
I was wondering what book you’re reading now?
I know you’ll probably think me quite silly, but I’m in the middle of “Jane Eyre”, one of my favs. I enjoy your blog a lot. I am interested to see your answers to Bonita’s questions. I’m 20, and I still have a lot to learn, but…
I believe that relationships are two ways. My Mom and I are best friends, but this wouldn’t be so without the Lord’s abundant grace, and my mother’s amazing patience. I was adopted when I was a young teen. My last relationship with a mother was not very good. I didn’t trust another mother! It took a long time, a lot of prayer, HUGE struggles, but in the end I learned that I needed to surrender my heart to the Lord. There’s where it starts… If your heart is in the right spot, just where God has it, that’s where you’ll see change and beautiful relationships. Thanks Mom! But most of all thanks and praise to God. I know it; with Him all things are possible!
Blessings
Hannah
Kaysie, I’m just wondering, what do you think about suicide?