I wasn't done yesterday... but, it was WAY TOO long... so, here's the rest:
I like it when what we're doing makes people take a deeper look into where God is calling them out of the comfortable. Out of the ordinary.
I like it when what we're doing makes people take a deeper look into where God is calling them out of the comfortable. Out of the ordinary.
I love it that He wants us to be honest and to pursue His heart and character with all of ours.
I love it when I remember that apart from Him we are nothing.
I love it that He cares for the birds. And He cares for us.
I love it that nothing takes Him by surprise. Nothing touches our lives before it goes through His hands.
I love that the Lord uses people in our lives to challenge us and call us into deeper waters.
I love it that you read this rambling blog of ours.
I love it that you pray for us and we can be honest about our fears and failures.
I love it that we are risking the ocean side by side.
I love Donald Miller... (and I even told him that once TO HIS FACE - a story for another day...) and his reminder at the end of his book that I am just a tree in a story of a forest... “He said to me I was a tree in a story about a forest, and that it was arrogant of me to believe any differently. And he told me the story of the forest is better than the story of the tree.” ― Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
I love the song "You Make Me Brave" that Brandon Williams shared with us during our week in Haiti last month. It puts my heart into motion so that you may understand what I cannot always feel, but what I truly pray by faith.
"You make me brave. You make me brave. You called me beyond the shore into the wavesYou make me brave. You make me brave. No fear can hinder now the love that made a wayYou make me brave. You make me brave. You called me beyond the shore into the wavesYou make me brave. You make me brave. No fear can hinder now the promises You've made. As Your love in wave after wave crashes over me, crashes over me. For You are for us. You are not against us. Champion of Heaven, You've made a way for all to enter in"
Wow Jen...from the "fishbowl" to "beyond the shore into the waves" ...yes I read your words. Love your honesty, your transparencies in your writing! We are & have been praying for you and your family. Your blog is bookmarked! Be encouraged beloved sister!
ReplyDeleteOh, sweet Emi! It took me a minute to remember that your name is spelled that way! I'll never forget now that I've seen it! Thank you for your prayers and your words of encouragement. We love you all! Tell Drew I will eventually take a pic at the DR border for him. I'm interested, too.
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