key to holiness

I gave myself a gift yesterday. A little antique key necklace. It was one of the ones that I made to sell at Harvest Fest. It was actually my favorite key of all of the thirty or so that I made. And I was surprised that it didn't sell, because I think that it is such a beautiful and unique antique key, don't you?!

God's been speaking to my heart lately about being holy. About raising the standard in my day to day life. It's so easy to get comfortable in your life. Especially when it's just you and the children alone in your house during the day (like it is for a lot of us stay-at-home moms).  Since I've had a renter come into my house, a new level of accountability has also entered. It's not just me, myself, and I.

And with that, has come a new awareness in my heart to live more fully for God in my actions.
In what I spend my time doing.
In what I say and how I react to things everyday.

When I was cleaning the rust and dirt off of this little key, I began to notice two small letters on one side of the key. AS. And almost immediately, God brought this scripture to my memory:


"Be ye holy, AS I am holy."


So, with that, "The Key to Holiness", was born.  A simple key dangling freely on a simple chain. A reminder to be ever mindful of my actions, thoughts, and words.  And an encouragement from God that He will help me to be holy, as He is holy.

Have a wonderful day, my friends!

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