Growing up is weird. I think as a child I viewed the world as being this wonderful place. The idea of being an adult seemed so fun and glamorous. Yet, as I've gotten older, I've begun to view the world in a different way; I've realized how broken it is. Although there are definitely perks to being older, I've also learned that their are a lot of hard things taking place that I hadn't been aware of as a child. I know of young people battling cancer, people losing spouses, divorces, health complications, and lots of other hardships. Life is hard. And that's just a tiny bit of what is taking place in the world. In my classes this quarter, we've discussed how women are objectified in the world today and the inadequacies that people feel in the world. From cyber bullying to rape to suicide, it's so overwhelming to think of all the pain there is in the world. As I've been in these classes and seen and experienced the hardships of life, I've been reminded that the world wasn't supposed to be this way. The only way that the world could be saved was by Jesus dying on the cross, becoming the holy and perfect sacrifice to cleanse us and save us. Do you know that God loves you? But really, do you know how much he loves you? Do you know that he wants to carry all your burdens and pains? When I get overwhelmed by the world, I'm reminded that my hope isn't in what happens in the world but in God. I will never understand why there is such sorrow and pain in this world but I'm thankful to know that God is at work, even though it's often very hard or impossible to see. C.S. Lewis has an awesome quote. He says, "If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world," all of us were. So, do you know God? Do you know that he loves you enough to die on the cross for you? Do you know that you are a treasure? You matter, whether you know it or not. So with that, how are you going to live? Where are you going to place your hope? In this world? Please know that the world will fail you but God will not. Yes, life is going to have many trials and hardships but God wants to walk with you and carry your pain. He never said it would be easy but he wants to help you and guide you along the way. You matter and God loves you more than you will ever be able to fathom.
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." -John 14:27 "Look at the birds of the wait; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they?" -Matthew 6:26
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When I first moved into my new room, one of the first things I noticed was the fact that my walls were pretty bare. I'm not exactly good at finding wall art, but I felt that I needed something to put on my wall by the door. One of the things I found in my cluttered desk was something that I thought would be perfect. It's a notecard with a quote on it from my sophomore year of college. I haven't paid much attention to the notecard, but recently I found myself looking at it. It says, "God doesn't call you to feel ready. He calls you to follow him." I'm not sure where the quote came from but I wish I would read it more as I go in and out of my room.
Last weekend I went to a conference with Campus Crusade for Christ that was about what life looks like after college and what it means to be a Christian in the world today. The speaker brought up the fact that life is short. If you were to make a timeline of the world, your life would be a tiny, almost unseeable dot. So, with your life, what are you going to do? Who are you going to live for? Yourself? Recently, I've discovered a recurring theme in my life. If I don't feel prepared, then I won't take the opportunity. As I began to look at the notecard on my wall, I found myself challenged by the quote. "God doesn't call you to FEEL ready. He calls you to FOLLOW HIM." The reality is, life is short and we will never feel ready for the things that come our way. But the question is, who will you put your trust in? Yourself? Others? Or God? Jon Foreman has a quote that really makes me think. He says, "Life is short, live it well." I like this quote because it reminds me to take opportunities. Life is short but is also one big adventure. The reality is, no one feels ready for what comes next. No one is ever prepared enough. So, as I look at my wall, I want to remind myself to take opportunities. Rather than trust in myself, I can trust in God. "Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." -2 Corinthians 12:9 "How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog--it's here for a little while, then it's gone." -James 4:14 In an effort to put together thoughts and further my love for writing, here is a blog. I can't guarantee that it will be any good but that's ok. "When You Come Back Down" is a song written by Nickel Creek. Nickel Creek was the soundtrack to my childhood. I clearly remember their albums being played in my home or during long car rides from California to Montana. Because of Sarah Watkins, I learned how to play the violin in the 5th grade. So why have this song be the title to the blog, one may ask? Well, the song is all about one character encouraging the other character to go out and chase their dream. Yes, there is the concern that the person will "crash and burn" but even still the writer is encouraging the character to go out and do something. What's reassuring about this song is the fact that the writer is saying that, no matter what happens, that they will be there "to catch them when they fall." So still "why have this song as the title?" This song reminds me of God. He equips people with dreams and desires and gives people the stamina to go and do and live for him. The truth of the matter is that a lot of the time we mess up. We fall off the track. We lose sight of what we were meant to do. But y'know what? That's ok. God still uses us, with our sin and baggage and all. The important part is that we remember what God has done for us. He is the good one. The hero of it all.
So, here is a blog. I hope to live out my life and do whatever I was created to do. Yes, I'm going to mess up but God is good and will still use me. In this life, he is what holds me together. The one who keeps me sane and for that I am thankful. |
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