Good Nights With Good Friends.

I love those nights where everything is simple and comfortable and those people that when you are with them it is not only okay to be your weird self, but it is expected and demanded. Despicable Me and singing our hearts out to good old country songs. Last night was awesome!

Things Being Tough.

I spent the better part of my life wanting life to be easy, hoping life would get easier, and doing everything possible to make life as easy as I could. But now, I wonder why we all aim for that so much? I don't want an easy life anymore. None of my perfect Savior's life was easy so why should mine be? I was hugely reminded last night driving home why I am here and by here I don't mean earth, but here in Hinesville. Guys, all of you are going to feel your heart break over something or someone and you will all get to that place where you must choose whether you will harden your heart and let life slide into monotony and being lukewarm or forsake everything to follow Him who called you in the beginning. It is a tough choice either way because either way you lose something great. You either lose the ability to serve others completely or in choosing to serve them by loving Jesus with your whole heart you then forsake yourself. We all expect to have long lives with plenty of time to make decisions and fix mistakes, but what if we only have twenty years or five or what if we only have today? We all hear people say no one is promised tomorrow, but do any of us ever really think that? We should. Serve today, love today, decide today. What if today is all we have?

The Saints Before Me.

I am so grateful today for the Christians who chose to deny themselves and live for Christ. I am especially thankful for the ones who had a personal impact on my life. I will never forget the first time I stumbled upon someone praying for me out loud. I will never forget my mother lifting me up daily and for specific reasons. I will never forget Traci stopping everything to pray for me whether it was in person on over the phone or in a message. Most people will promise to pray for you, but there is something powerful about someone doing it immediately. Another powerful memory I have is at Global during summer camp. Before the last night of worship we would be on our faces praying for our kids out loud by name. There was this incredible feeling of togetherness in our being huddled together and on our face in petition. I hope to carry on this legacy of the saints.