if you dont stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

this skit brings me to tears every time i watch it.

it challenges me to think of what is holding me back from Jesus.

it makes me really look through my life and get rid of things that could be in the way of my relationship with God.

better yet, it reminds me of just what He has done for me.

"Sometimes God allows what He hates to gain what He loves."

questions

recently i have been wondering a lot about where God is leading me. 

i have been praying that i would follow His Will for my life... 

but what exactly is that will?

how do i know what exactly God wants me to do

sometimes i just wish God would smack me over the head with it, instead of giving me all these options.

but something my professor said this week, resonated with me...

"mature faith is being able to live with questions."

this is one thing that i pray for all the time.

...the ability to live with questions.

being an organized person and all, it's hard not knowing what's coming next. or when. or why.

But that's what faith is all about right?

Dictionary.com defines faith as: "Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence"

i don't know what God has planned for me.

but whatever it is, i know that i can trust Him to reveal that to me in his timing... 

i just need to learn to be patient and live with the unanswered questions i have.

i challenge you to do the same.

and trust me, i'm still a work-in-progress. haha :)

bucket list.

as i was looking through one of my old journals

i stumbled across a really old list labeled "life goals"
i don't remember writing it, but there were things on that list that were pretty interesting.
some were serious like get married, graduate high school, have kids, travel, and so on...
but others were hilarious, and made me wonder

just how old i was when i wrote them down.
never get overweight, ride in a hot air balloon, own ten pairs of chucks.
haha. but as stupid as some of these sound,

it motivated me to start a new list. a real one.
so i did.
and now im encouraging you to do the same.
but dont just write a list, start thinking about ways that

you can make some of these things start happening.
it shouldnt just be a checklist...

and don't just think about yourself

how could you benefit someone else?

maybe contribute to sponsoring a kid in a foreign country or go on a missions trip?

the possibilities are endless.
we only have one life to live, let's make it memorable.

TODAY IS A GIFT, THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE PRESENT

  :D

numbered breaths

What would you do if you could know the number of days you had left on earth?
would you be acting any different?
what would you change?


LOOK AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY AS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU, WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD...