I think....

I think...

life should never be so busy that you forget how to live. I have been doing that at moments lately and I hate it. No Master's degree or amount of work is worth not enjoying the life God gave you.

being in love is a beautiful thing but if you haven't found your love yet, you shouldn't be broken by it but remember that God's timing is so much better than ours. Cause when it does come it is more precious than any mediocre relationship could ever have been. So for now fill your time with serving Jesus. It helps the loneliness. I know it does. It helped me whenever I felt lonely.

beauty is found in the face of a elderly weathered person with the story of their lives written in every smile line and tear of the past. I think it is also found in the face of a child who has nothing but their sweet face to offer the world.

elephants are one of the most amazing animals God ever made. I love them and eventually want to have one of my own. :D

that it is NOT a sin to converse with God if you are upset and don't understand why He chose a different route than we had hoped for. In fact, He waits for us to talk to Him about life whether it be joyful or frustrating in hopes that in the end we will see He has a purpose.

judging people on how good their life looks and treating them better when they look acceptable to us is wrong. It's not our place to judge how good a Christian a person is or isn't by what you see. Jesus didn't do it and we shouldn't either.

Christians should extend love and not sit in a bubble. I grew up in a church bubble. Once you leave it and get out of your comfort zone, Christ becomes more real than ever before. You realize who truly loved you and who just did because you were known in that place. It is sad but the truth is always better than living on pins and needles waiting for someone to see the IMPERFECT sinner you are. I am definitely a sinner but hey I am saved by the Blood of Jesus!

I don't know much about life and I fall short of being who I should be everyday but I love my Jesus. Even though I don't always trust like I should or read my Bible consistently everyday. I still love Him and He loves me...and that blows my mind.

learning how much I have to grow to become a godly transformational servant leader is sometimes discouraging but always worth the lesson cause you can't grow if you don't first see the need to.

that I need to learn to listen to others not just hear them. I am very bad at listening sometimes...I am working on it though.

that I miss seeing friends from college. So many are scattered all over the world now. I miss them all and hope life is treating them well.

I miss feeling a part of a church where it felt like home. God took me out of my old church for good reason but it doesn't mean I don't miss the feeling of belonging. That's probably the hardest part of transitioning. Missing friendships that you know will never be again because you no longer go there. Life changes for the better cause it is all in God's timing and plan but no one ever said it would be easy.

that reading the Harry Potter books are not a sin just like reading Lord of the Rings isn't and people shouldn't judge others who have read them. (I haven't)

that I love people and wish I could be better about smiling at others when I am stressed or don't feel well. I want to display Christ's love, I just fail at it often.

doing the right thing is always better than taking the easy way out. It hurts my heart when people do the easy thing and justify it in their minds. Honoring God is often a much harder and somewhat lonelier route but in the end there is peace and joy in knowing you honored your Savior.

that heaven has to be mind boggling if there can be beauty in the world like I have seen in life. Whether through a picture, or being fortunate enough to witness it with my own eyes. I can't imagine how much more amazing it is going to be.

I am in a random mood so these are random things I have pondered recently. I know I have a finite mind and what I think is not always right or right for another person. It's just what has been on my mind and my heart. Kinda like this song....

Wonderful Maker--Chris Tomlin

You spread out the skies over empty space
Said "let there be light"
Into a dark and formless world Your light
was born

You spread out Your arms over empty hearts
Said "let there be light"
Into a dark and hopeless world Your Son
was born

You made the world and saw that it was good
You sent Your only son for You are good

What a wonderful Maker
What a wonderful Savior
How majestic Your whispers
And how humble Your love
With a strength like no other
And the heart of a Father
How majestic Your whispers
What a wonderful God

No eye has fully seen, how beautiful the cross
And we have only heard
The faintest whispers of how great You are