Crazy Love/ Africa?

Crazy Love

I have recently come to the realization of how selfish I am. This God who created EVERTHING made me. I mean, he could blink and kill us all. I'm nothing unless I'm living my life for him, which I haven't been. This book, Crazy Love has really opened my eyes. I'm not completely finished with it yet, but it has made me feel pretty crumby about the way I live. I need waaaaaay more of Jesus.

I want to be totally in love with God. That's not an easy thing to do honestly. I get so wrapped up in being busy and doing things here that I completey neglect my creator. How stupid is that!? I have absolutely no right to do so. I've become so comfortable in life and I sometimes view my relationship with God as a chore.

This book has helped me begin to fall in love with God again. Everyday I wake up and ask him to help me love him more. I now know what people mean when they say they have a "burning desire" because one has recently set ablaze in me.

Check this book out, you won't be disappointed. That's a promise. :)

Africa?

So, I've wanted to go minister in Africa for the longest time. I truly believe that I'm called to do some work over there. My parents, however, refuse to let me go for at least another 2 years. BAGH!!

I've been looking at some trips with GE and have found the place that I would LOVE to go. I WILL go. I'll tell you more about it when the time comes. :D

Oh! I almost forgot. The country of choice is........UGANDA!!! Here's a link. Click it and see what happens.

http://www.globalexpeditions.com/index.cfm/PageID/2957/index.html

I Kissed Dating Goodbye.

I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book. I want EVERYONE to read it, and my friends shouldn't be surprised if they all receive a copy of it for Christmas. :) I don't want to spoil it for you, but here are some things I learned from it:

• The whole concept isn't about not dating at all, it's about viewing the whole process in a different way. There's no need for short-term relationships that will end up hurting you in the long haul. We shouldn't date until we seriously are ready to find someone to spen the rest of our lives with.


• God's perspective of love and the world's perspective of the same thing are totally different. "The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world say, ‘This is love.’ God takes us to the foot of a tree on which a naked and bloodied man hangs and says, ‘This is love.’"


• It's much better to be friends with a guy/girl than to skip the friendship phase and head straight into a relationship that will ruin your friendship. (I've experienced this one firsthand.) Wouldn't you rather have that person around for a really long time?


• You need to set boundaries and stay true to them. There's no sense in starting something you don't intend to follow completely through with. You're just going to crave more and more evrytime.

These are just a few of the MANY valid points Joshua Harris brings out in his book. You should go read it right. now. GO, GO! Hurrrrry. :)