Thursday, June 23, 2011

Grace like an Avalanche

I feel like this summer is going to be marked by Grace.  Either that or emptiness and brokenness.  I guess if I look at it that way I’d choose Grace. 

The problem is the fact that what I get out of if is only going to equal what I put into it. 

Discipline and drive are my fiercest competitors. 

I have so many dreams and desires.  Things I long for so intensely.  I am overwhelmed by these cravings, yearnings for something bigger.  To be a certain person.  To achieve certain things. 

I don’t know how to wait.

I’m okay with taking my time and figuring, working through different things, but I just don’t know what to do with this hunger.  I’m consumed by it, it overpowers me and I feel helpless under it’s weight.  The easiest way is to give up.  Let it go and then try to live indifferent to it.  In reality, I don’t want to give these things up, I just don’t know how to handle it. 

Grace enough, Grace enough, Grace enough.  This is love.

I can either mark this summer by Grace and love, or indifference and shallowness.  To live a life of worship, a lifestyle of enjoying God, loving Him and also giving all of myself to be used for His purposes and glory, or walk selfishly day to day. 

It’s way easier to be ignorant, but is it worth it?

Friday, June 3, 2011

Forever Marked with Mascara

Five words.  Limited to five words.  Useless verbs that could never depict a full story, an entire being.  Five words to encompass a life, an incredible existence. 


     Gentleness

     Safety

Carefully enveloped within

     Strength

     Valour

     Insight


A firm hand and a listening ear, together sealed by a black stain on a strong shoulder.  A promise.  A promise that no matter what, when, where, there will always be a secure place for choked out words and whispered shortcomings.   Held between fierce compassion and delicate determination, mangled sentences and clouded mindsets find order and discernment.  A balanced blend of care, concern, wisdom, depth and stability quickly translate into the highest level of trust and a strong rooted respect.


     Love

     Trust

     Sincerity

     Relentless Selflessness


With pride and a soft apology for the amount of ruined shirts, my best friend.