Before you start reading this I should warn all that I am an emotional basketcase. I think (well I know but really didn't want to admit it) that once I cried while watching A Peanuts Christmas. When the boy with the blanket was on stage telling the real meaning of Christmas I got all teary and started to ball, but tried to hide it from my family--I think I was in my teens.
After that warning, I will begin...
I am constantly amazed by kids. Not when they are screaming or sleeping but when they are dancing, when they are carefree and happy. One night at the Quest Mia's girls Athena and Helena were dancing in circles to The Burning's music and it just blew me away. How many times did Jesus call us to be childlike in our faith? This is just like he wanted us to be. Carefree, free, and passionate.
My faith life has a lot of ups and downs, valleys and mountains, and just recently I have begun to climb out of the valley onto the mountain top, with Jesus pulling me up with a rope. It encourages me so much to be around others that are passionate about their faith, others who are searching, and others who want answers. It drives me to be looking and searching too. Our new bible study group met on Saturday and I wanted to cry more than one time. God has blessed me to be in company with others seeking God. It makes it more meaningful for me to share my walk with other Christians and to feed off of their passion and encouragement.
My desire is to let my pride fall by the wayside and become childlike in the presence of God. I am excited to see how God will work in and with our bible study group and me. I am expecting God to show up everytime we meet, and I know that he will.
Oh what an amazing God we serve. He has abundantly blessed me with others in my life who will support me, challenge me, and pray for me. Thank You God!
About Me
- Jennifer D.
- Michigan, United States
- Life is full of twists and turns. Sometimes you don't know what is waiting for you around the corner, and other times you think you know. As I enter a new phase of my career, I am nervous yet excited to teach little ones. I am only a year away from my masters in administration, so that is exciting too. My son is quickly approaching the two year mark, which is insane. Even more hard to comprehend is the fact that I have been married six years and with my husband for nearly 11 years!! CRAZY! See, life is full of things you would never expect. God has all these plans for you that you would never see coming.
2 comments:
Hey...I got a blog just so I could post comments! Who knows if I'll use it, but maybe I will! Anyway, I agree about the kid thing. It's absolutely inspiring, and at times I find myself jealous, when I see children who are so excited about Jesus; who love him so much and are unashamed. Their love for him is like David Crowder's "Undignified" song. I want to be like that. I love our group!
emotional basket case????
i wonder who you get, what i like to call, the distinct ability to wear your emotional underpinnings on your sleave for the glory of God, from?
I absolutely love when children laugh. it just does something inside of me that brightens my day and my dim, often muddy, views on this life.
I held a baby today for almost an hour. he was a cute, happy, druel machine that didn't puke on me at all! It was a highlight for me.
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