(via her-roaring-twenties)

No place I would rather be than here in your love.

So set a fire down in my soul that I cant contain that I cant control.

I want more of you God.

Just a lil love

Tonight was one of those nights when I realized that I am right where I am supposed to be. As I looked around the room of people that God has brought into my life, My heart was completely overwhelmed with thankfulness. I cannot even believe what God has done. Well, is doing.

The worries of my day seem so trivial when Gods provision comes through. Mmmm tonight was good. I wish I could say more but this is all my excited energy was able to muster up. 

So tonight is the night….

Ever since I got back to this desert and knew that I would be staying here my goal has been to bring revival. To see people changed and in love with Jesus. To see life instead of death. 

And tonight is our first ever UNITED worship night. As many young people as I and other leaders could find are gathering in the name of unity and love, we are gathering in the name of Christ. God will continue to move but tonight is a breaking point. It is going to be a releasing. Where people lay down their chains and pick up their destiny.

If your in the Coachella Valley, join in worship with us! If your not, join us in prayer.  

This is just the beginning.

mmmm…. Every day.

Beauty.

There is nothing more beautiful than vulnerability. 

I’ve recently made some new friends, and for whatever reason they make me feel supppper intimidated, I feel almost stupid as names of authors and deep thoughts fly out of their mouths as if it was air. Who knows the reasoning behind my insecurity, or my lack of knowledge in these areas but what I did find was that for the first time in a long time… I could listen. 

I often find myself talking. Sharing my thoughts or my opinions but for once… I felt like I had no CLUE what was going on. I had no comment to add, no whitty or inspiring additive. No jokes. I even tried some lame references to authors and books I had read in high school… hoping to add something. Or relate in some way. 

But in all reality I guess that’s just not me and that is perfectly ok. I completely enjoyed listening, I enjoyed hearing thier perspectives on topics that hadn’t even phased me. 

And I guess what I am getting at is that I find that beautiful. I find it beautiful that God has placed these people in my life. That they see life differently than I do. And instead of seeing my lack of knowledge as a flaw as something to hide behind. I see it as beautiful. I refuse to let my insecurities interfere with new relationships. I refuse to feel inferior. 

 And I guess with my lack totally out there for the world to see… I am vulnerable.

And that is beautiful. 

EVERYONE should try espresso con panna before they die… pretty sure its in heaven 

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I love the caffe latte and the espresso macchiato!!! 

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Gone. Just like that.

I realized tonight that I haven’t written in a while. So much has happened within the past few months I feel as though I am a whole new person… Even though in reality I am not. I do however, have a new awareness. I don’t really like to throw around words. So awareness seems better… 

This awareness came about in death. I don’t mean to be morbid or depressing, but life is life. How much time do we really spend talking about death. I’m not talking about Whitney or any other person who, in reality, has had little to no personal effect on my life.

This week I found out a former co-worker had died of cancer.

He died. No longer here. I cant speak with him. Share Christ with him. Love him. Hug him. Hear his laugh. His presence is forever gone from this earth.

You may be thinking, “wow she was pretty close to this guy.” When in fact he couldn’t have been further from my mind the day I got the call. He was friendly. I was friendly back. In all honesty that was the extent of it. But something about his death hit me hard. My soul grieves for the loss of this man. For the loss of another human being, another personality and smile to walk this earth. 

A friend of mine and I were discussing this when he told me a friend of his had actually died that same week. Another one. Gone. 

I have experienced death in my life from a very young age. My grandfather passed when I was in elementary school and my sister died when I was in middle school. As I look back on all these moments I realize… The emotions God has given us were not for some random purpose. We are not here to survive. If we were truly animals who mearly “survive”. If survival were the point to our existence… we would not honor the dead. Our souls would not grieve and ache at the thought of the loss of another human being.

They’re just taking up space right?

Death was never supposed to happen. We were meant to live. I believe in the very gut of every one of us is a piece of that old destiny. That destiny that says we were meant to be enjoyed and enjoy. That there is more to life 60 or 70 years on earth.  And how many of us even get that ? 

So why am I writting all of this?

Its really a message of hope and its pretty well…

Simple:

1. If you don’t know already, Christ died for your sins. So that you would not have to die but have eternal life through Him. Your life is precious. It matters. So receive that truth. Get in the word. Start living for Him. 

2. If you are saved… start looking around you. Invest in those people. The ones who could be visibly gone in a second. God has not placed us in the environment that he has for us to walk around aimlessly in “self improvement mode”. 

Investment in God’s people. In all people, does not go unnoticed, because unfortunately it is rare. Relational investors are backing out, settling for superficial, “please me” interactions. So be an investor. Make a difference.   

Prayer: 

Lord, please help us, as we walk through our daily surroundings, to invest in people. In your most beautiful creation. Help us to see the person and the destiny you have set out before the strangers we encounter. Keep our hearts pure as we love on those who need it most. Use us as your vessels. Help us to see the precious value of life. Of every breath that we take. You are the author of life. Thank you for showing us how to live and giving us the grace to obey. You are a loving father, a gracious King, and a mighty warrior. Help us as we follow in your foot steps.

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