Once upon a time…. I was wishing for this beautiful pair of jeans from Nordstroms, this super cute cardigan from Anthropologie and this hair product that I SWORE was gunna change my life.
Now…I’m wishing for cheap knee length skirts (which are really hard to find when your tall!!), a rain jacket, and comfortable and light weight shoes for hiking. And my hair?….ppsssshhhh, who cares!?
Once upon a time ……
I was obsessed with looking perfect and always being put together. I would spend hours getting ready in the morning and hours at the gym.
Now….
I realize perfection is a mirage and I am learning to love my physical flaws. Anyways…I much prefer a morning jog around the Sweetwater Reservoir and time spent with my Savior at that quiet beautiful place.
Once upon a time….
It was all about me and my dreams and how I was gunna make my life better and how I was going to fulfill everything I had on my list of ‘Things to do Before I Die’.
Now….
I definitely still have dreams…but their not about me anymore. I have dreams about captives being set free by the Gospel of the Most High. I have dreams about my youth kids sacrificially devoting their lives to the Lord and laying EVERY weight aside. I have dreams about lepers being healed and about singing worship songs in the Red Light District. I’m not so worried about doing everything I had on my list….but rather living a life that exemplifies what it looks like when To live is Christ and to Die is Gain.
Once upon a time….
I went out for Sushi and Starbucks many times a week just ’cause I had extra money.
Now….
4 things…
Extra money has become a foreign concept.
PB&J sandwiches are great.
I’ve been using my cooking skills alot!
And Foldgers really is a great part of waking up!
Once upon a time….
I wanted Gap, Urban, Anthro, and Sephora Gift cards for my birthday.
Now…..
I want a ‘Cocoon’ travel sheet, REI gift cards, a head-lamp, and quick-dry towels.
Once Upon a Time….
I have a closet full of clothes and belongings that I treasured.
Now…
I have already sold or given most of them away. By my next garage sale I will own nothing but what I can carry on my back and 1 small box of keep sakes. It is not my point to boast in myself, and I hope no one takes this as such. Quite on the contrary I want to boast in and of Christ. I am learning to treasure Him above all else because He is SO worth it. And you see….
‘His grace can make a few feeble instruments
the means of accomplishing great things–
things greater even that we can conceive’
-Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret
Things have certainly changed in my life but I couldn’t be more happy and content. I don’t possess much to my name but yet I have everything…In Christ I have fullness of life.
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In order to even leave for training camp
I must make my first deadline.
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