I want to get to know you better

There's something I've been meaning to tell you.
I want to get to know you better.

You are so covered in the love of the Father, encapsulated by His crazy love.
You are an inspiration, an encouragement, a shining beacon of light in this dark world.
You are so many things that words can't describe.
And I barely know you.

So I want to know you better.

I want to be able to talk with you about the things you love.
I want to be able to have deep discussions with you.
I want to be able to talk with you about the Lord.
I want to be able to just sit down and talk with you, about anything.
I want to get to know you, and I would absolutely love to be able to worship with you.

You are so sweet, so uplifting, so devoted, and you inspire me to grow in my relationship with my Savior.
You mean so much, for reasons I don't understand, and I can't help but wonder, "What are the things that mean the most to you?"
You have touched my life in just the short time since I've met you, and you continue to touch my heart as each new day dawns.

Thank you,
for being unafraid,
for being unashamed,
for spreading the news,
for sharing the Love,
for being an example of faith,

for simply being you.

It's all about me

Hello blogger world! Gosh it's been a long time since my last update (apart from the one I just made) Life has been so crazy/hectic/exhausting that I haven't kept up with this... =/
A lot has happened since my last update.
1. I went on an amazing winter retreat and grew deeper in my love for the glorious Savior
2. I helped start an after-school Bible study at my school
3. I invited people to that Bible study
4. I read a section of the book Crazy Love for a school competition
5. I then read the same section ^^^^^^^^^^ in front of the entire secondary student body at my school
6. I have started to step outside of my comfort zone and talk to people
7. I have seen things I never thought I'd see
8. I have experienced true faith through a wonderful family
9. I have watched as this same family lost their wife and mother and somehow their faith was still unshaken.
10. I have wept and mourned and rejoiced all at the same time

Gee... this sure seems to be focused on me doesn't it? Look up there for just a minute. What do you see? "I I I I I I I I I I me me me my my my" Now, did I experience all of the things listed above? Yes...
but is it really about me at all?
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Let's try to look at this list from another perspective, shall we?

*rewinds the tape and starts from the top*

Greetings bloggers! It sure has been a while! So much has happened since we last saw each other.

1. The Lord blessed me with the opportunity to experience Winter Retreat.
2. The Lord guided laid it on my heart that our school needed a Bible study.
3. The Lord gave me the words to speak and the opportunity to invite people to know learn more about Him.
4. The Lord spoke to me through this book, Crazy Love by Francis Chan, and told me that this was something that Must Be Shared.
5. The Lord gave me the courage to stand in front of all of these people who I am so scared of because what I said was something that must be told.
6. The Lord has blessed me with people who constantly remind me how precious I am to them, and to my Father, and He has strengthened my heart and eased my fears so that I can do His work, and share His love with others.
7. The Lord blessed me and showed me something remarkable, something I didn't even think was possible.
8. The Lord has brought this family into my life so that their faith in Him would bless me.
9. The Lord took his daughter home, healed her and removed her pain, and He has her wrapped up in His arms. He has also wrapped them up in His love and is continuously comforting their hearts.
10. The Lord has used this miraculous woman to remind me of how important it is to live a life for Him, to love without boundaries, and to rejoice because He has conquered all our pains and He has conquered death, and one day, I will be able to hug this woman who, having only met her once, has impacted my life so deeply that I may never know the full extent of her love and faith. One day we will see Robin Daley again! One day we will be wrapped up in the arms of the Savior! One day we will be free of pain!

Hmm... now that's more like it, don'tcha think?
The thing is, IT'S NOT ABOUT US! We could live our entire life strictly to please ourselves, and once we were gone, who would really remember? But when we live our lives to glorify the One who created us, the One who saved us, the One who loves us so deeply that He created each and every one of us special and unique, we WILL leave an impression. We WILL impact others' lives. We WILL be remembered because we are being the hands and feet of Christ!

Think about it for a minute. How often do your thoughts involve the words "I, me, my, or mine"? It's alot right?
How much more good could we do if our thoughts were focused less on "what am I doing" and more on "Lord, what is Your plan?"

We are so incredibly unique. We were all created individually and we all have a different purpose. We may not know what that purpose is, but God does. You just have to trust Him to guide you through the darkness to get you to the light!
Rejoice, mourn, reach out, stand up, and GET MOVING!
You can't do anything if you're standing still!
Share the love that is so unceasing, so unfailing, so forgiving, so devoted, so much more than we can fathom! When you do that, you will see that you are making a difference! Don't be afraid, because He is with you and will protect you from harm!



Father God thank you so much for the opportunity to be your hands, your feet, to be the Body of Christ. You are worthy of all praise, glory and honor, and I will serve you with all that I have. You are truly beautiful, Lord and I long to glorify You! Help me be a blessing, Father. Guide my steps and give me the words to speak. I will not be afraid! I stand on Your promise that You are with me and will protect me, Father God. You are mighty to save and You will deliver me!

A little bit about me, and a lot about Him ♥

I am a 19 year old daughter of the Most High God! I was born and raised in church, and even attend a Christian school, but I did not truly accept the love of the Father until 2 weeks before my 18th birthday. I have been redeemed, set free, and I made new. "Because of Christ's redemption, I am a new creation of INFINITE worth. I am deeply loved, completely forgiven, fully pleasing, totally accepted by God and absolutely complete in Christ. There has never been another person like me in the history of mankind, nor will there ever be. God has made me an original, one of a kind, really somebody!" (taken from Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee) This describes the core of my being and I couldn't be more overjoyed by all of these truths! I am a very passionate person; When I love, I love fully and with my whole heart. I love music, it encapsulates a great deal of who I am as a Child of God. I have been called to music ministry and I'm constantly seeking new ways to serve my Lord and Savior. I am by no means perfect, so please don't think otherwise. I am flawed, I make mistakes and I make them often. I am human, which means I am sinful. But I believe in redemption through Jesus Christ. The beauty of the Father is that He KNOWS that we are sinful, He knows we are going to make mistakes long before we even make them, yet He loves us anyway! In fact, not only does He love us, but He loves us with a deeply beautiful, crazy love that cannot be found on earth. He forgives us for every sin we commit, and goes on loving us just the same as before. It is, however, our responsibility to learn from our sins and mistakes. Yes, God will forgive us for our sins, but does that mean that just because He will forgive us, we can just go off and be wild, sinful people all the time? Our goal as His children should always be to bring glory to His name! He is our Father and everything we do should be for the glory of God. Lift your eyes to Him, because He is your Healer, Redeemer, loving Father, best friend, and so much more! He has been with you from the start, and He will never leave you!