Love.

It seems like such a relatively simple idea, but when you seek to attain Jesus' standard of love, it's quite the task!  At Bible study this morning I was reminded of just what love means... to hold no record of wrongs, to forgive over and over and over no matter what another person has done to you, being patient and kind, and not seeking self in this whole thing called love.  I seem to forget how to do the most foundational thing Jesus gives us a direct command for... to LOVE!  I feel like I just need to repeat it over and over in my head throughout the day that I might not forget, "Love, love, love, love, love, love, love!"

I want to keep asking Jesus to give me an overwhelming love for other people and daily give Him the glory for it.  If love covers over a multitude of sins, why do I not seek to give it wholeheartedly?

I agree with Summer, and it agrees with me.

Rachel Kathleen

I love this girl.

What would the world look like if we all loved like Jesus???

Man, that kind of vision blows me away!

Early morning ramblings

Bad dreams and troubling thoughts make for a sleepless night.  

My battery is about to die, and the charger is upstairs, so this will be yet another short entry.  

Why do I constantly wear my heart on my sleeve?  I'm too vulnerable, but I feel like it's betraying how I really feel to do otherwise.  What is a good way to balance this?  

Why do I cling so tightly to the things and people God has blessed me with, and fear them being taken away so much if I really trust in Him?  I've been reading a lot in Proverbs lately about what it means to have a reverence for the Lord and what that looks like.  And also, if I really trust that He is a God who doesn't break His promises, then I do have nothing to fear.  My hope should fully be in Him, all of my expectations placed on a God who will fulfill all of them.  I need to acknowledge Him in all areas of my life, seeing Him work in everything.

Lord, show me what it means to trust!

I'm a summer student.  So weird.

I surrender.