"If we're going to serve others for God's glory, then at the end of the day, it CANNOT be about us."-Pastor Matt Keller
But how often do we want it to be about us?
"Woe is me, this is happening?"
"Woe is me, my life is horrible."
But life isn't about that.
What we have been called to do in Christ is not about that.
We are walking into our sixth month on the race.
And my heart is rambling with so many thoughts about what I've learned.
About what God has done in my life.
About how He has refined me into this person that I didn't know I could be.
How He has cut off parts of myself that only appeared in the presence of community.
He's done it all through serving others.
Through learning to live a life where it's not about me.
I recently listened to a podcast from back home about believing in the next generation.
About believing in MY generation.
In the dreams that God is giving us.
When I came on this journey, I didn't know what to expect.
I walked into an adventure that I didn't fully understand.
I walked into situations that I had no control over.
And I've finally recognized that, that is what serving God is all about.
It's about picking up the dreams He whispers in our ears,
or splashes in bright colors in front of our faces.
It's about letting go of control, about trusting without understanding,
and learning to expect what only God can do – the impossible.
This year, I've laid down myself and I don't plan on picking it up again.
I've laid down my dreams in return for picking up His.
God has shown me that He uses our imperfections.
I am a mess.
I have so much growing do to.
And yet, God uses my messy self for His will.
What an honor.
A year of abandonment for Christ is what I signed up for
but I'm set on on walking away with a lifetime of it.
<3tasha
