uh oh spaghettio, let's start over again
I'm so thankful for new beginnings. And i really like starting off the new year on a Sunday.
This year, like every other year, will have its mountain tops and its valleys, snowfalls and ice storms, floods and droughts. But thats what makes an adventure so desirable. Don't we all long for adventure? Who really wants to hike a flat, dirt path on an open plain? BORING, there are no surprises, no suspense, no challenge! Tragedy and pain is inevitable. It would be stupid and naive to hope that this year is a field of wildflowers. That's not what i want or need. We need challenge. We need truth that hurts. We need to be pushed beyond our limits so that we will not be so proud as to ignore our weaknesses but to humbly accept our need to be led and at times carried by the One who is far more powerful and beautiful than anything we can comprehend. I hope this year is a wild adventure. I don't want to know what all is way on down the path, but I want my guide to be the one that does. I hope i don't get scared and back down when a rushing river must be crossed in a thunderstorm. Fear has had far more control on me than i'd like to admit. But if perfect love drives out fear, i should have no reason to fear as long as i hold on to the hand of God.
I hope this year is like a dance. At times my heart will race. At times i'll hold my breath. At times I'll feel inadequate. At times I'll be reassured that someone believes in me. I won't know all the steps, but the strength on the One who does will empower me as we move together. And then the occasional, off the wall surprises, the unexpected twirl, the toss in the air, the kiss. When you know you're embracing life for all it's worth and that you've been blessed to live it in all its richness and fullness.
dances and adventures are exhilarating and exhausting. They can cause bruises, soreness, and sometimes blood. But when it's over, and it's time to go home and lay in the bed, to know that every tear and pain was totally worth it, that is priceless. I hope my heart can smile when i sit down to rest, knowing that all I'm living for, fighting for, and giving for is totally worth it all.
The peace, the joy, the companionship, and the love of Christ is worth it.
Happy new year, and I hope you embrace this 2006 and that it will be worth it!
What's on God's agenda this year? How can we best join in His purposed mission? The answers may be scary, but the reward of fighting with our heavenly Creator, Master, and Savior is totally worth it. God promises that.
So why not? Why not give it a chance? Nothing else has made us truly happy.
This year, like every other year, will have its mountain tops and its valleys, snowfalls and ice storms, floods and droughts. But thats what makes an adventure so desirable. Don't we all long for adventure? Who really wants to hike a flat, dirt path on an open plain? BORING, there are no surprises, no suspense, no challenge! Tragedy and pain is inevitable. It would be stupid and naive to hope that this year is a field of wildflowers. That's not what i want or need. We need challenge. We need truth that hurts. We need to be pushed beyond our limits so that we will not be so proud as to ignore our weaknesses but to humbly accept our need to be led and at times carried by the One who is far more powerful and beautiful than anything we can comprehend. I hope this year is a wild adventure. I don't want to know what all is way on down the path, but I want my guide to be the one that does. I hope i don't get scared and back down when a rushing river must be crossed in a thunderstorm. Fear has had far more control on me than i'd like to admit. But if perfect love drives out fear, i should have no reason to fear as long as i hold on to the hand of God.
I hope this year is like a dance. At times my heart will race. At times i'll hold my breath. At times I'll feel inadequate. At times I'll be reassured that someone believes in me. I won't know all the steps, but the strength on the One who does will empower me as we move together. And then the occasional, off the wall surprises, the unexpected twirl, the toss in the air, the kiss. When you know you're embracing life for all it's worth and that you've been blessed to live it in all its richness and fullness.
dances and adventures are exhilarating and exhausting. They can cause bruises, soreness, and sometimes blood. But when it's over, and it's time to go home and lay in the bed, to know that every tear and pain was totally worth it, that is priceless. I hope my heart can smile when i sit down to rest, knowing that all I'm living for, fighting for, and giving for is totally worth it all.
The peace, the joy, the companionship, and the love of Christ is worth it.
Happy new year, and I hope you embrace this 2006 and that it will be worth it!
What's on God's agenda this year? How can we best join in His purposed mission? The answers may be scary, but the reward of fighting with our heavenly Creator, Master, and Savior is totally worth it. God promises that.
So why not? Why not give it a chance? Nothing else has made us truly happy.
posted by lauren @ 3:39 PM
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