This is me...

"Our excuses will define us if we let them." -The Bearded Wonder [Freddy Williams]
Excuses cause paralysis. They choke us and hinder us from burning and becoming who God wants us to be. Excuses = FEARS, FAILURES, BUSY, BOREDOM
(a few of mine..)
FEARS:
-being alone/avoided -uncertainty
-failure - letting go of control
FAILURES:
-consistency -loving
-fooling everyone -authenticity
BUSY:
-school -satisfying everyone
-volleyball -maintaining relationships
BORED:
-with every day that I wake up and wait for something to be handed to me (a nugget of life)

This is me:
I am broken and desperate for someone to put the pieces back together
And for too long, I have tried to put them back together by myself/under my own will.
This is my circumference, my edges, where life is LIVED (although, not necessarily where life is FROM).

Luke 15- The Parable of the Lost Sheep
And despite the fact that I am lost, Jesus LEAVES the flock of sheep, in DESPERATE search, PASSIONATE pursuit to find me. And when he does, HE CELEBRATES W/ EVERYONE!

That is the Gospel. That is the essence/substance in which my identity can be found

So, according to you and the world, who are you?
=> A broken, worthless, lost, fake, misguided sheep
According to Jesus, who are you?
=> A broken, worthless, lost, fake, misguided sheep WHO IS WORTH BEING PASSIONATELY PURSUED FOR...

That is a picture of love. Essence, soul, substance.
That is where Jesus resides, calling for you to join him.

Time to start digging...