So i've been reading this book for like 5 months b/c i can't ever just sit and read. it's a super interesting book written by twin 19 year old boys. It's called: Do Hard Things: A teenage rebellion against low expectations. i know i'm no longer a teenager but i thought, hey i need to get over my own low expectations and do hard things. As i was reading i saw a fantastic quote that has really applied to my life for the past year: Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. It's so true, why worry and fret about whats to come when you have this beatiful and glorious day right in front of you. If you love God and worship Him with all your heart, then don't you think it's time to give everything over and actually trust that He kinda knows what he's doing with your life. For the past year i've been so concerned with MY life...not loving and caring and spreading the name of Jesus to everyone else, but when I was going to settle down, what I was going to do for the rest of my life, when I was going to move out...and fancy that all things fell into place with no help from me.
God did start doing miraculous things with my heart and serving other people (China, The Rescue, TOMs shoes, and many other causes that I feel passionate about) but i was to dense to see clear enough that that's what i need to focus on, TODAY, how am i going to change and bring people to Christ TODAY...not tomorrow and not who i'm going to do it with and not where i'm going to do it with. Now, all that's scary b/c the whos, whys and hows are always important but should never control your life. i've lived with those questions always controlling and TODAY i'm making a change: the question at hand is What...what, God, shall we do today? What shall you have me do? What is your will, whatever it is...I'm your leading lady to get it done!
This will take time, but listen, living your life with who, why and how is no fun!!! it's miserable. But living for God and with God makes it so much more enjoyable, adventurous, righteous, humble and worth it all in the end!!!!!
oh and i've had the best birthday weekend ever!!!!! like, literally the most amazing friends and family and time ever! thank you!
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