This blog was started and written to allow people to join me on a journey. A journey of watching God use a simple girl like me, to be a part of His work.
I believe that each day, hour, minute, second he is using me to be a part of His work.
I believe that each thought I have and each belief I conclude, is a part of who he made me to be and part of the book he has written for me.
I believe I was made solely to glorify God and simply put-that's how I will live my life.
I feel that in order to glorify Christ though, I can't live my life just settling. I refuse to settle for mundane because I believe I have a relationship with God so deep, so amazing, so head over heels incredible that even the slightest thing (although it could never reach that level of intimacy) has to always measure up to "more".
I've realized something about our society and generation. We settle.
Too many young adults are content with just sitting on the couch playing video games, working minimum wage jobs, hoping to lose weight but never getting up to do anything about it, saying they want to feel God yet never spend time with him or with his people, say they wish they could travel but never save the money to actually do it.
We settle.
Too many young men settle with living in a bachelor house spending money on new cars or new toys and never saving to actually support a family one day.
And yet, too many young women settle for these men. They never hold out and they are content with just the minimum.
I read this story yesterday and it brought me to tears. I'm proud of this girl for investing her time in a guy who is willing to remember all the little details and things that she cherishes the most. I'm proud of this guy for taking a simple proposal but making it more than that. Making it a day that he gets to show her how much he loves her and how much he is willing to invest in a future with her.
http://www.susanlinesphotography.com/2012/09/21/megan-john-a-virginia-proposal/
I'm not saying this is a poster for how every proposal should be. But I am saying this is an example of how we should live our lives. Not settling. Going big or going home (yes, I just quoted Donald Trump-bad hair and all, he's right). Instead of glorifying what others do and "wishing" we could do the same-we need to do it!
There is a song on the All Sons and Daughters new EP called, Called Me Higher. The lyrics go like this:
I could just sit, I could just sit and wait for all your goodness
hope to feel your presence
I could just stay, I could just stay right where I am and hope to feel you
hope to feel something again
But you have called me higher you have called deeper
and I'll go where you will lead me Lord, where you lead me
I could hold on, I could hold on to who I am and never let you change me from the inside
I could be safe, I could be safe here in your arms and never leave home,
never let these walls down
But you have called me higher you have called deeper
and I'll go where you will lead me Lord, where you lead me
As I listen to this song over and over-yes it's quickly made it's way to my top 10 most played songs, I am constantly reminded that this needs to be my prayer. Lord, I could just sit and be content with where I am in my relationship with you, but you have called me(us) to something much higher and much deeper. I've learned each day I have to say, Lord I will go where you lead me.
It may not be easy, but I've realized we will never be content with where we are and we should never be. Now don't get me wrong, I realize some people are in a state of brokenness and a need to realize where they are and be content in it, but that's not where they are supposed to stay.
There is more. So much more. Don't settle for a boring proposal because there is a man who has planned out an entire scavenger hunt for you just to prove how much he loves you and wants a deep long lasting, forever life with you.
He's kind of awesome.
I believe that each day, hour, minute, second he is using me to be a part of His work.
I believe that each thought I have and each belief I conclude, is a part of who he made me to be and part of the book he has written for me.
I believe I was made solely to glorify God and simply put-that's how I will live my life.
I feel that in order to glorify Christ though, I can't live my life just settling. I refuse to settle for mundane because I believe I have a relationship with God so deep, so amazing, so head over heels incredible that even the slightest thing (although it could never reach that level of intimacy) has to always measure up to "more".
I've realized something about our society and generation. We settle.
Too many young adults are content with just sitting on the couch playing video games, working minimum wage jobs, hoping to lose weight but never getting up to do anything about it, saying they want to feel God yet never spend time with him or with his people, say they wish they could travel but never save the money to actually do it.
We settle.
Too many young men settle with living in a bachelor house spending money on new cars or new toys and never saving to actually support a family one day.
And yet, too many young women settle for these men. They never hold out and they are content with just the minimum.
I read this story yesterday and it brought me to tears. I'm proud of this girl for investing her time in a guy who is willing to remember all the little details and things that she cherishes the most. I'm proud of this guy for taking a simple proposal but making it more than that. Making it a day that he gets to show her how much he loves her and how much he is willing to invest in a future with her.
http://www.susanlinesphotography.com/2012/09/21/megan-john-a-virginia-proposal/
I'm not saying this is a poster for how every proposal should be. But I am saying this is an example of how we should live our lives. Not settling. Going big or going home (yes, I just quoted Donald Trump-bad hair and all, he's right). Instead of glorifying what others do and "wishing" we could do the same-we need to do it!
There is a song on the All Sons and Daughters new EP called, Called Me Higher. The lyrics go like this:
I could just sit, I could just sit and wait for all your goodness
hope to feel your presence
I could just stay, I could just stay right where I am and hope to feel you
hope to feel something again
But you have called me higher you have called deeper
and I'll go where you will lead me Lord, where you lead me
I could hold on, I could hold on to who I am and never let you change me from the inside
I could be safe, I could be safe here in your arms and never leave home,
never let these walls down
But you have called me higher you have called deeper
and I'll go where you will lead me Lord, where you lead me
As I listen to this song over and over-yes it's quickly made it's way to my top 10 most played songs, I am constantly reminded that this needs to be my prayer. Lord, I could just sit and be content with where I am in my relationship with you, but you have called me(us) to something much higher and much deeper. I've learned each day I have to say, Lord I will go where you lead me.
It may not be easy, but I've realized we will never be content with where we are and we should never be. Now don't get me wrong, I realize some people are in a state of brokenness and a need to realize where they are and be content in it, but that's not where they are supposed to stay.
There is more. So much more. Don't settle for a boring proposal because there is a man who has planned out an entire scavenger hunt for you just to prove how much he loves you and wants a deep long lasting, forever life with you.
He's kind of awesome.
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