Live your love.

Thinking about religion gives me a headache. There are so many issues, doctrines, traditions, values, interpretations, denominations, etc. There also seems be certain language that goes along with being a "Christian." What does it mean to "be saved" or to "accept christ into my heart" or even being a "christian." When it comes down to it, I hope that history repeats itself, so that we can return the beginning. The newness and our foundation where our faith started from. My hope is that we can lose the distractions that make us miss the real deal. When we strip all that away, we can find that Christ calls us to love people and follow Him. I desire my faith to be as simple as that. 

This was a great weekend  for many reasons. The Lord really helped me to refocus. I was reminded a time in my life when I didn't know Christ, and how difficult life was. Feelings of depression, low self-worth/self-esteem, bad relationships were constantly dealt with. How does Christ make us different? He has most definitely given me a purpose, an identity, something to live for. I think as Christians we really need to take time to encourage each other with what we see God doing! That's what makes our faith stronger.. when we have some reassurance that He's really doing AMAZING things. I was encouraged this weekend to hear the stories of some peoples' lives. To hear stories of God's perfect timing is such a powerful thing. I think I tend to do relationships differently than most people. God has made me completely uncomfortable and unable to do superficial/fake relationships. I am constantly hungry to get to know people on a deeper level and what makes a person who th...

Why is it when we're discouraged and frustrated, we really yearn for the people that know us the best? Our family, our long time friends? It's crazy how they have this comforting affect 0n us! Today I really yearned for some of those people, but none of them are physically near me. I think God has a sneaky way of getting me to lean on him. He is enough, but I am also grateful for Him providing me with people that love me and encourage me. No matter what we're going through, He understands... and that is so powerful. So why do we seek the consult of others before going straight to the the BIG GUY? Sometimes it's the physicality or the audible voice of a person that I really crave. I really just wish that Jesus would come back tonight, sit on my porch swing with me, listen to my woes, rub my back, and offer me comforting words of wisdom. But what is blind faith when we can see and hear what we believe in all the time?