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Reckless. No hesitation, without thought of consequences. All in, no boundaries. That's it, that's the love of God. His love chases and pursues, it's persistent. It continues to chase when hate seems to have won. God's love never gives up. It runs recklessly into the battle without thought of being rejected.
My human heart has only been broken a few times. A couple scratches here and there, but only a few times has the pain of rejection left my heart on the floor & oh does it hurt. With every little hurt I think it's human nature to build walls and become more cautious. But God, no no no, he doesn't build walls- he keeps fighting. He keeps running, recklessly, into each of our hearts. The amount of times we say no to his love everyday does not stop him from trying any harder the next time. His love is selfless, he continues to pour out his heart when we give him not an ounce in return. His love does not sway when it is rejected, it is steadfast & selfless. Nothing you do can stop the reckless love of God- no mistake too big or evil so great that will keep him from loving you. We are all so unworthy, yet he gives to us abundantly. In human eyes that's just a reckless idea to give your heart to someone who does nothing positive for you in return. It's just kind of asking for heartbreak. But that's just it, that's how big our God is. His ways are not comprehensible to our worldly minds. I'm simply in awe. How selfless. How steadfast. How recklessly he loves us. I have millions of questions as to why. Why he chooses to love me when I fall short every single day. I don't know if I will ever know the answer, but I just pray I never loose the wonder of it all. I want to stand in awe of the reckless love of God all the days of my life and hopefully in the midst of it I too will love the selfless, steadfast, reckless kind of love. This kind of love is something I cannot give on my own, not with simply my human heart. I need the reckless love of God to be what makes my heart pump & pushes me to love when it seems reckless.
I've come to realize that I don't want to just simply live this life. Walking through each day with a sense of seriousness. Going about daily task with no sense of excitement. Living life just to survive, and occasionally thrive. Life is short- wayyyyy to short for this whole live to survive & pray that we thrive kinda thing. I want to start thriving NOW- one song at a time. I want my days on this earth to be full. I want to look back on situations and remember me dancing my way through and making the best out of every second. I want to dance like no one's watching. Stop caring what everyone thinks. Throw your hands up & spin around till you literally fall to the ground. Don't even glance once to see what people around you are saying. If you have a dream, go for it. Don't let the fear of failure or what others may say stop you. Dance like no ones watching girl!!! Dream big. Be intentional. Take the risk. Make everyone else around you want to dance because excitement is just radiating off of you. Be quick to forgive & let your song be filled with grace. In the midst of heartbreak, in the midst of chaos, in the midst of disappointment, the music does not stop...life does not just stop, we must keep dancing. Pick your chin up, kick your shoes off, and dance girl. Give lots of hugs. Laugh really hard & love people even harder. Take lots of pictures. Don't just live, live your best life possible & thrive. Whatever the song of your life is right now- happy, sad, energetic, slow, or your all time favorite jam- give it your best moves. two left feet & all. Give it your everything, everyday. Laugh a lot & accept the abundant grace given by Jesus when you fall short & your 2 left feet just aren't cutting it. Jesus is your right foot man, he makes us whole when we are nothing but shattered. Accept that & embrace it. If I can achieve anything here on this earth, it would simply be to love Jesus, love people, and love the journey of it all.
Just remember, whatever you do, wherever you go, whoever you meet, keep your eyes pointed to Jesus and never stop dancing.
Wow... I could not have asked for a better way to start off 2018. In a cabin, way up in the mountains with some of the sweetest people ever!! I haven't traveled to that many places, but out of everywhere I have seen Blue Ridge would definitely be at the top of that list. It truly is a little slice of heaven. Here were some of my favorite parts of the trip,
1. Downtown Blue ridge. Always a treat & never fails to supply me with something from the brand Life is good !!
2. The swinging bridge. This is what I look forward to most about going to Blue Ridge!! The hike isn't that long & the view is stunning. The drive up is a little intense if your not used to one lane dirt roads up the side of a mountain, but it's way worth it & you make some good memories along the way!! Oh and speaking of memories, how could I forget! One of the cars in our group had a tire pop going down- like I said memories right?! Just thank you Jesus for spare tires, strong men, & patient people who were lined up 20 cars on the one lane road!!
3. Mercier Orchards. The motherland of all things apple. Slushies, doughnuts, pies, cider- you name it, they probably have it!!
4. My new found love for the game of Jenga.
5. One of the nights we were there, all the adults went out to dinner & the older kids stayed in to watch all 10 of the younger ones. We had so much fun though, honestly one of my favorite nights!!!
6. New Years Day it was sooo cold so it was mostly spent curled up on the couch by the fire... something we don't typically get to do in Florida!!
-Jordan
2018,
This is the year I want to fall in love with life. I want to love to live and live to love.
Get out of my comfort zone.
Go with the flow and not plan as much, just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Think of everything as an adventure.
Stop caring what people think.
Find my rest in Jesus. When life gets super busy make time to rest in the word of God- even if that means staying up later or waking up earlier. Jesus is our resting place.
Read more.
Stop wishing away TODAY by planning so much for tomorrow or next year.
Live like today is all we got.
Laugh at myself, life's too short to be so serious.
Have eyes that enable me to see when someone is hurting or in need of Jesus & the courage to not just see but take action.
Don't just judge a situation based on what I think I see, read between the lines.
Give grace abundantly- no grudges, just open arms.
So here's to 2018... let's do this thing!!!!!
So here's to 2018... let's do this thing!!!!!
WOW....2017, you've been a good one!!
Filled with lots of laughs, lots of adventures, lots of Thomas Rhett, tons of hugs, a little bit of tears, but I wouldn't change it for the world. I can say that this year I've truly come to learn that the joy of the Lord is our strength. This kind of joy is not based on circumstances, solely on the love of Jesus. His love is mighty, reckless, all powerful, & sure is a pretty darn good reason to smile....even in the roughest of times!!
So here's some of my favorite memories of 2017 that I hope to never forget!!
1. New Years Day in SC
2. Hiking in the rain- still one of my favorite adventures of the year!!!
3. Sadie Hawkins Dance
4. The day spent with Grace (aka g-swizzle!)
4. Birthday dinner for my sweet mama :)
5. Spring break- waking up to see the sunrise & go shopping with Grace.
6. Painting pottery
7. HIKING!!!!
8. Dinner @ Osaka with Alyssa and Grace
9. My first time tubing, slightly terrifying but overall pretty fun!!
10. Turning 15!!!!!
11. Camping at Hanna Park for my birthday w/ the boos!!! Definitely one to remember!
12. Any adventure that consists of ice cream or Popsicles.
13. 4th of July
14. Pool party before nationals
15. The day we dressed up as cows to get free chick-fil-a & got free slushies because it was 7/11. I'll do anything for free food.
16. Trip to Washington D.C.
17. Bubble Run
18. First day of school!!!
19. Homecoming!!!!.... IT WAS THE 14TH OF OCTOBER!!!!!
20. Going to GA to surprise Kala for her birthday!!
21. All the football games!!!
22. Mud run
23. Decorating the tree!!
Can't wait to see what 2018 has in store!! You know what they say......the best is yet to come.
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