thank you

for letting me run to you Jesus

travels

Homesickness is just part of the sojourners journey. Grace-filled travels ahead!

rawness for the new year

Be courageous!

Go into battle everyday, knowing the war has already been won.

Peace Like A River

I was thinking about the image of 'It is Well' where it says, 'when peace like a river attendeth my way...' and I was forced to wonder what is so peaceful about a river? When I think about a river, sometimes it is indeed a calm and gentle stream that we can wade into and float enjoying the refreshing cold. The sun shines through the the branches of overhanging trees and we can let go of any inhibition and worry. But this illustration seems misguided when down the way this same stream becomes a wild rapid where we are tempted to claw our way through the waters doing anything in our own power to stay securely above water.

If my peace is to truly be like a river, I cannot look to the conditions of the water as my barometer. The power of the current changes, the environmental surrounding changes, and I am unable to dictate or control any of it. It is in this powerless condition that the truest peace may arise. I am of course scared because I have no idea what the current will be as I pass around next bend, but I do find comfort in knowing who controls the current. I know that the journey of this river is one that is life-filling, purposeful, and loving. I know that this river is part of a beautiful land excavation project that I have the privilege of taking part in. I know that it's completely worth it.

Thank you Jesus for swimming way ahead of me and showing me how to trust till the end.

crazy

the Holy Spirit is so crazy because at work as I listen to the word of God from sermons or audio amidst hundreds of distractions and duties I need to do, somehow my heart is pierced so deep by the magnitude of my sin but restored so fully by the unending love of Christ. At the end of every work day somehow I finish all my tasks and am tired, but so refueled as my heart hums the tune of growing dependence on Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 4:12 is true!!

black mamba

Kobe had it right all along:

"Let your game speak."

What a rebuke for me to let my life speak for itself in devotion and submission to Christ. Maybe that's why I blog less....

teachability

I think the greatest changes in my heart come when I stop accusing people, questioning the situation, complaining about circumstances, and instead start asking the question: 'God, what are you trying to teach me?'

beauty

is said to be in the eyes of the Beholder.

this saying means a lot when we know that the Beholder also created The Eiffel Tower, The Grand Canyon, The Aurora Borealis, You, and Me.

my heart breaks for those people who think that their beauty is beheld by people like this: http://bit.ly/14YxB08.

needed to hear this earlier

"Brook's first point is that so many college students do not choose work that actually fits their abilities, talents, and capacities, but rather choose work that fits within their limited imagination of how they can boost their own self image." - every good endeavor

but thankful to have heard it now

self worth

I am loved by an almighty, all powerful God

Yet I am so driven by gaining the love of others

screenplays

I'm excited to film. Father, please open up opportunities as You see fit.