Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day! I read an article yesterday that really spoke to me, an article by Vicky Beaching on Valentines Day. I wanted to write this post to reflect on some of that, but also some of my own thoughts. She talked about four types of love used in Greek. Can't remember them all, but the one that sticks in my mind is agape love! Jesus unconditional love. That is what I want to reflect on today. We are all loved! Jesus love is universal, it creates unity, it breaks down Walls, it reminds us we are adopted, we are chosen.

I can't pretend I don't struggle with today. I admire people like Vicky Beeching who say there ok with the single thing. That they want to be single for now. That isn't me. I can't pretend I'm ok with it and that I don't have lots of questions. I don't understand why love comes so easily to some and others haveto wait and wonder if it will ever happen for them. Why there seems to be such a lack of Christian men in our churches. But I want to at least try to focus on Agape love today and remember that I am not rejected. I am loved.

Creativity Continued

Think I posted on this in my early blogging days, but thought it wouldn't hurt to post on it again! I love creativity! It's God given! A beautiful way of expressing worship to Him!
It can take many different forms as I am finding!

I remember going to Spring Harvest in 2008 and being away by the creativity that was happening in the worship and the preaching! It painted a picture for me of how our lives are a vibrant tapestry crafted by God! There is so much richness and depth to it! God is calling men and women to paint pictures, write poems and songs, dance, sing, make music, to bring glory to Him to show this vibrant picture of who God is to our world!

Social Action and Creativity

Decided to post about some things that have really been on my heart lately.

Firstly Gods been really stirring my heart for justice and social action. I feel like He's been opening my eyes to things I was closed to before. Feel challenged and that I'm being changed as God opens my eyes more to the needs of others, particularly the homeless in our town, but also human trafficking, which I knew nothing about until recently and it happens such a huge scale! 27 million slaves worldwide!

God has been challenging about my own personal prejudices that sometimes hold me back from helping those in need. Also that while my own issues and struggles are important to Him, they shouldn't be my only focus. When I consider the needs that people have and the gifting god has given me, it really puts my own problems into perspective and challenges me to respond to Gods calling to us all, wherever were at, where we can, to serve the lost and broken people of this world.

Secondly, creativity... God has been stirring my heart to be creative in my life, in worship...