My OMS Journey

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A Rule of Life...

As a part of my OMS journey, one of the things I need to do this year is to write a Rule of Life. 

“A Rule of Life is a set of principles and practices we build into the rhythm of our daily lives, helping us to deepen our relationship with God and to serve Him more faithfully.”    

                                       -Pete Greig from “The Vision & The Vow (page 149)

One of the pieces of advice my sponsor gave me about this was to “take stock” of where I am spiritually, and to pray/dream into where I want to be. 

I’ll be honest. The idea of taking stock of my mess is a little scary. 

But it’s also kind of exciting. It feels like I’m about to step into something new. Something that’s going to deepen my relationship with God...and I’m ALL FOR THAT! 

In writing my rule of life, my goal is to establish some Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Yearly rhythms in my journey with Jesus. 

Here’s a link to a book I’m using to help me along the way:

Crafting a Rule of Life by Stephen A. Macchia 

The cool thing is, the book is free through the end of January! 

Here we go...

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A Bit of an Introduction...

It’s almost the end of January and I’ve finally done it. I’ve finally made this OMS blog. My name is Poppy and I’m at the start of a year of discerning. I love to journal and I thought it would be a good idea to release my thoughts out into the world. Maybe they’ll help someone else who starts this journey someday...

Let’s backtrack a bit.What is the OMS? It’s the Order of the Mustard Seed. Click HERE to read a detailed description of what the order is all about. 

Long story short, the OMS is a religious order. Joining the order means taking three vows. 

1. To be true to Christ

2. To be kind to people

3. To take the gospel to the nations

The cool thing is that I get to walk out my year of discernment with other people. I’m a part of a cohort with three other ladies who on the same journey.

Okay...enough background. The rest of this blog will basically be my online journal as I work through this year. Get ready for some random Poppy thoughts. Who knows, I may even surprise you with the occasional meme (it’s totally gonna happen).