Hi Everybody!
Thanks so much for stopping by. Over the past little while I have been thinking a lot about my journey with God up to this point....and boy has it been a journey! Years ago I prayed a prayer in which I said to God " I don't want anything but you and me God....just you and me." It's a long story and there's a very strong reason why I prayed that prayer. Well, since then, it has been amazing how God has been constantly staying true to that prayer. Sometimes, to be honest, I wish I never prayed it...but when the day is done I'm glad I did.
My passion for music is simply a tool God uses to draw me closer to him. Gloria Gaither once said, "God gives us a dream not so much to see what we will make of it, but rather to see what the dream will make of us." Boy is that true. God has been shaping and molding and pruning me for years and it's just gotten more intense since my CD came out. God hasn't forgotten my prayer and I'm thankful for that because though walking this journey alone with him is tough, there's really no other place I rather be.
I often feel like Peter who somewhat flippantly said "I'll go with you Jesus, even to death" and the next day was found denying Jesus. It's a constant battle between will and flesh, but it is one that is inevitable if we are called to serve God with our whole lives. Just learning what it REALLY means to trust God and have faith is taking on a whole new meaning for me. In fact, I'm often blown away by the awkward things God asks of me. They seem ludicrous in the flesh but perfectly normal in the Spirit. Just as my song "Abandoned Nets" conveys.
Anyway, that's what Christianity is all about. There is SOOOOO much more to it than just attending church on Sunday. I pray that God continue to strengthen me to go all the way with him.
So...those are a few of my thoughts for today. Hmmm, to be honest, I'm not r e a l l y walking this journey alone with God.....see.....I've got my wonderfully loyal fans right beside me all the way. Here are 2 of the most loyal ones right here:
Hi Everyone!
"...receive the Kingdom of God like a child..." Mk 10:15 paraphrase
Wow! I'm so excited about this super cute blog! Don't you just love the elephants?! I do! Stuff like this makes me happy: vibrant colors, excessive cuteness and just all 'round fun! I love anything that nurtures the kid in me. Whether it's Disney Theme Parks, Rollercoaster parks, Mini-Golf parks, cute pictures on a blog, I just love it!!
Truth be told, I've never made a very good adult. I just can't understand the going philosophy on adulthood that says "now that you're an adult, you need to make 'beige' your best friend, get use to serious conversation, and become really boring."
Uh....no thanks. Just 'cuz we get taller and look more "adultish" doesn't mean that our desire to race down that super long waterslide, go vroom, vroom in go-carts or yell "yee-hah" on a Six Flags rollercoaster automatically disappears. It doesn't. For me, it just gets more persistent!
Life isn't about hiding your passion, it's about living it. And cute little elephants are part of my passion!
So, join me on the journey. Let's let the "kid" in all of us rule!!
It's great having you here!
Barb
