Just stop and think

http://www.crazylovebook.com/

I dare you to go to the above website, click on videos, and then watch both "The Awe of God" and "Just Stop and Think."

Talk about a breath of fresh air.

Thanks to my friend, Em, I've begun reading the book Crazy Love. I'm super excited about getting a fresh, new perspective on God's great love. I'm pretty sure I've been taking it for granted.... no, not pretty sure... totally sure.

I think I am missing out on something HUGE every day. I have a feeling that my life is about to get a lot more supernatural.... now, don't freak out on me with that word. What I mean is, I think as I read about and meditate on God's great love, I'm guessing my eyes will stop seeing to-do lists and start seeing gorgeous scenes in creation and deep, deep longing in people's eyes for love, for acceptance, for hope. . . mine included.

I'm pretty excited, if you can't tell. I feel like I'm getting ready to go on a cruise. :) Only my guess is that at the end of 4 nights and 5 days, I won't be disappointed that it's over... it will only be the beginning.

Dear God, I am so sorry for going ho-hum through most of my days up until this point. I am so ashamed of my lukewarm attitude, my arrogance, my selfishness, and I'm even more frustrated with myself that I've been missing out on so much of your holiness. Please forgive me for my sin, Lord. Through this next study of your great love, will you please heal me, Lord? Will you please empower me through your Holy Spirit to choose FULL life in you every single day? Will you please replace my pride with your humility? Will you please replace my lukewarm heart with a great passion for your name and fame? Will you please replace my fear with your confidence? And will you please replace my temporary, self-centered thinking with your eternal truth? Thank you so much for not giving up on me, even when I have been acting like this world revolves around me. Wow. You have shown me again today that my life is but a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Thank you for caring so deeply for this insignificant "mist" and sending your son, Jesus, to die and be raised to life, so that my life could have hope and meaning and peace with God. Please, Jesus, through this study, through this blog, through time meditating on your holiness, please cause us all to treasure and trust and enjoy you more. Please don't let us waste our lives.

Come back soon, Jesus. Perhaps today. Amen.