I was reading
today in Romans 8 and in verse 38 Paul states things that will never separate
us from the love of God, he says, “For I am sure that . . . . nor things
present nor things to come . . . . will be able to separate us from the love of
God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” I thought it was interesting that “nor
things of the past” was NEVER mentioned! So often we
focus on the past; what horrible things we have done in the past; “it
must be impossible for God to love me because I did this” . . . . But
under the New Covenant, God remembers the past no more; therefore, to Paul it
is not even worth mentioning because it is impossible for the things of our
pasts to separate us from the Love of God!!
My old “About
Me” page was all about my past and therefore needed to be erased. Today I
desire to tell you WHO I AM!! Not who I was.
I AM: a DREAMER. a nurse. a daughter. a sister. a best friend. a story teller. a traveler. a writer. a romantic. a disciple of Christ. a healer. an artist. a mischief maker.
MY HEART IS: coy. compassionate. bold. honest. fierce. gentle. mysterious. worth fighting for. beautiful. confident. authentic. natural. one-of-a-kind.
I DESIRE: wisdom. laughter. affection. change. travel. danger. holiness. adventure. romance. passion. life. love. kingdom.
I LOATHE: insincerity. slothfulness. insects. jealousy. materialism. sin. betrayal. birds. cattiness. loving and losing. alarm clocks. grudges. judgmental hearts. . . . oh, and tomatoes & cats with a passion.
I LOVE: my Jesus. Latin culture y mi familia de Nicaragua. photography. spending time with friends and family. Pancho and Lefty by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. laying in my hammock with a good book. learning new languages. caring for children. thunderstorms. starry skies. road trips to anywhere coupled with good music. sushi. being barefoot.
I WILL: unveil beauty, the beauty of Christ, in the world around me. ride my bike across the USA. publish another piece of literature. go skydiving. become a photographer. adopt children. start a business to fund missions. speak French, Spanish, and two other forgein languages fluently. passionately love a man. give the Kingdom of Heaven to every neighbor God gives me. visit the Holocaust museum again. ride in a hot air balloon over some magnificient panorama. and if i must, lose my fingernails for Jesus’ sake.
I HAVE: seen I AM and now I know who I am. an ever increasing adversity to beans even after eating them in every country on the World Race. lived overseas. white water rafted the Nile River. lived out of one backpack for a year. prayed healing for someone and they have received it. tramped the Hillary Trail of New Zealand. seen the Holy Spirit set young girls free from condemnation and shame. taken the Red Light District of Pukhet, Thailand by storm. become a modern day abolitionist. realized the value of being silent before the Lord. gone on a safari. shaved my head bald and realized the most freedom I have ever felt.
I HAVE LEARNED: it is in crucifying my flesh daily, that I find complete freedom and joy. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD. the essence of prayer is drawing near to God to listen, not speak. there is nothing sweeter than resting in the overwhelming love of God. a woman who is striving is utterly unattractive. God’s main objective is not to be worshiped nor obeyed, but to be loved in return. the desire to unveil true beauty in the world around me is at the very core of who I am. I can be a creative mind and an analytical mind at the same time. I truly can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. God desires to use me to heal people from emotional brokenness. God is the most personal and relational being in creation. dancing before the Lord brings healing to me and others. poverty is not the enemy and wealth is not the answer. . .
