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!