I love words. I love the way that they can be used to express almost anything I am feeling or thinking. I love the way that you can get so easily lost in them and I love the way they tell stories and bring things to life. Most of all though, I love how welcoming they can be. I love the way I can use them to welcome people into my head and my heart and my life.
This blog was supposed to be a way of doing that, but unfortunately, I don't think it has been. I write from the heart, and I write about things that God has been teaching me and the way that He is slowly changing me. Or at least that's what I try to write about most of the time. But if I'm honest, I have been petrified of sharing this with everyone. In fact, I shudder at the idea that someone will read what I've written and think that either a) I'm straight up crazy for talking about having a relationship with Jesus or b) I'm a hypocrite. I like to think that I don't care about what people think of me, but I think deep down we all do. Even in the simple things - for example I often dread going to the hairdressers because I know that she's going to ask me questions about my life and somewhere along the line I'm going to have to tell her I'm a Christian and that scares me because most of the time I really don't know what to say after that. I'd much rather talk about the weather. How ridiculous is that? I'd rather talk about the weather than the the fact that Jesus Christ loved me enough to lay down his life for me so that I could spend eternity with the Lord of the whole universe! I mean I know we all love a bit of sunshine, but really!
Recently I have been reminded of the goodness and greatness of God! So often I 'rebrand' Him into something that He is not, and someone that I wouldn't want to share with people. But when I look to Him, I cannot keep His good news to myself. He is so much more than words can express, but I hope to be able to share more of Him as he teaches me.
Maybe I am straight up crazy, but so is His love and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. And most of the time I don't get it right. I am being taught lessons over and over and over - but I thank God for His grace and His patience.
"For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes."
