Wondering...

i find myself looking over my shoulder, wondering what the kid behind me thinks about me praying by myself...

i find myself looking over my shoulder, wondering if the person behind me knows that i thrive on God's love...

i find myself wondering...

when did i let the standards, opinions, and accusations of others get in the way of knowing my Father?

Knowing Him is eternal life...

so...

When will the kid behind me wonder why im praying outside by myself?
When will the kid behind me thrive on my love because of the love i thrive on from God?

When i know my Father, intamately, passionately, the opinions/standards of others will be shaped by the love that God can give them.

May we know Him...

create a community
create a culture

I wonder what it will be like when the heart of my Father will beat in me...

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Through innocent eyes....

I feel a disappointment...
I feel like i miss it because i cant be a part of something big...
Something that i feel must be important...

And because of my consatant pursuit to experience the "big" things, i miss the small things, the things that actually make up and shape the experiences that i accumulate.

I miss the "miniscule" things that prepare me to accept the invitation to be apart of the bigger picture that god has planned for me.

it's through the small things that i can paint the bigger picture.

the bigger picture is love...
and through the smile, the laugh, the conversation, i experience love.

Why is it that the simplest things excite children?
What do they see that we dont?
What do they feel that we cant seem to grasp?

and throught innocent eyes, they get it...

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School...

This summer...

experienced growth

experienced intamcy

experienced love

experienced life

It happened, did you miss it?


Now...

Who will you become this school year?

Who needs you to become?


Will you be the revolution...


Dream.

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Dropping the Agenda...

When was the last time you hit the wall? I mean hard?

When was the last time that you hit the wall and remained consistent with your life?
aka
Were you you?
Despite the pain, the failure, the letdown... did you remain true to yourself?
Were you you?

Its in the middle of our pain that we find ourselves...

Because its when you can live life consistently in the midst of pain and loss that God's glimpse of life can be discovered.

Q: What is it going to take to remain consistent?

Consistancy wins. Its what living the life God has called you to live reflects and looks like. Of course we fail, we stumble, we forget...
But its when we turn to our Father and trust that He will pick us up and realize that He is enough... thats when the Gospel is lived.

Its when we relaize that Jesus is the connection between what we feel and what we do that consistancy is established.

When will you drop your agenda to serve God?

When will you love like God loves?

When will you live the dangerous life?

The exotic life of someone different?

The authentic life of intamacy?

Tommorow...anticipate the love God has in store for you.

What will you do with the pain?

Will you be you?

"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him, even in the midst of loss" -John Piper

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