My first blog! Better late then never, right?? Well, there is
really no good excuse for why I haven’t written yet, but enough is
enough! So here is a little inside look into Katy Gurley’s head:
really no good excuse for why I haven’t written yet, but enough is
enough! So here is a little inside look into Katy Gurley’s head:
I’ve
never been much of a writer. I’ve always wanted to be able to write
down my thoughts and have them captivate tons of readers, but I get
bored with trying to find the right words to keep peoples interests, and
on top of that I’m horrible at spelling and not all computers have
spell check like my mac. That’s part of why I love taking pictures so
much, you can explain so much and noooo misspelled words. Anyways….my
life is chaos right now. With this second job (which is SUCH a blessing
to have) I have just enough free time to finish my photo assignments and
catch a couple hours of sleep. This past Tuesday, I found myself ahead
of schedule. It was a strange feeling of having nothing to do. I had an
option of going to church or cleaning my apartment and going to bed
early. My body was screaming for me to just take it easy and go to bed,
but usually when I don’t want to go to church is when I need to go the
most. Because I have been working so much, I haven’t been able to go to
church in about three weeks. I thought I was still good just listening
to podcasts and 104.5fm on Sunday mornings (if you live in the Dallas
area, tune in on Sunday mornings, Ricky Rich is awesome), but there is
just something about a body of believers surrounding you that just feels
like home. Even if it’s just one person, it’s so comforting.
never been much of a writer. I’ve always wanted to be able to write
down my thoughts and have them captivate tons of readers, but I get
bored with trying to find the right words to keep peoples interests, and
on top of that I’m horrible at spelling and not all computers have
spell check like my mac. That’s part of why I love taking pictures so
much, you can explain so much and noooo misspelled words. Anyways….my
life is chaos right now. With this second job (which is SUCH a blessing
to have) I have just enough free time to finish my photo assignments and
catch a couple hours of sleep. This past Tuesday, I found myself ahead
of schedule. It was a strange feeling of having nothing to do. I had an
option of going to church or cleaning my apartment and going to bed
early. My body was screaming for me to just take it easy and go to bed,
but usually when I don’t want to go to church is when I need to go the
most. Because I have been working so much, I haven’t been able to go to
church in about three weeks. I thought I was still good just listening
to podcasts and 104.5fm on Sunday mornings (if you live in the Dallas
area, tune in on Sunday mornings, Ricky Rich is awesome), but there is
just something about a body of believers surrounding you that just feels
like home. Even if it’s just one person, it’s so comforting.
So it turns out I also ramble, so all that above
being said, the message brought by Wes Butler on Tuesday night was
exactly what I needed to hear. He started the message by showing a
video of a Guy who flew to Haiti to find his daughter who he was in the
process of adopting. The family was in the final stages of paper work
when the earthquake hit. He dropped everything to find this little girl
and bring her to safety. How he found her in the mist of all the chaos
is a mystery in itself, but he found her, and not only her, but 17
other children who were being adopted. He brought her home. Of course I
was balling. Reasons: 1. I feel like I am doing nothing by being here.
Yes, I can donate money and pray my socks off, but I have a heart to be
with the people, to actually pick up the ruble and help build these
people’s lives back from scratch, 2. I knew that this story had a
beautiful connection with the love that Christ has for us. And that’s
exactly what Wes explained to us.
being said, the message brought by Wes Butler on Tuesday night was
exactly what I needed to hear. He started the message by showing a
video of a Guy who flew to Haiti to find his daughter who he was in the
process of adopting. The family was in the final stages of paper work
when the earthquake hit. He dropped everything to find this little girl
and bring her to safety. How he found her in the mist of all the chaos
is a mystery in itself, but he found her, and not only her, but 17
other children who were being adopted. He brought her home. Of course I
was balling. Reasons: 1. I feel like I am doing nothing by being here.
Yes, I can donate money and pray my socks off, but I have a heart to be
with the people, to actually pick up the ruble and help build these
people’s lives back from scratch, 2. I knew that this story had a
beautiful connection with the love that Christ has for us. And that’s
exactly what Wes explained to us.
1 John 3:1
“How great is the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called
children of God! And that we are!! The reason that the world does not
know us is because they did not know him.”
“How great is the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called
children of God! And that we are!! The reason that the world does not
know us is because they did not know him.”
We are adopted. This is how Wes broke it down-
our Father in heaven purses us. Just like the guy who flew to Haiti to
find his little girl, God sent His son to find us. We are in the ruble
and it’s impossible to find us, and He does. It’s nothing that we can
do. The little girl in Haiti didn’t say, “ok, well, I need to get out
of here, so how do I find my new family?” It’s not how it works. We
can’t do anything to deserve the rescue. The whole concept of Grace is
based around this. It’s so beautiful and disturbing all at the same
time. I know that I can never be good enough for God, but yet, He still
wants me. No matter how many time I mess up, and I will mess up, He’s
still going to want me. Oh man, I can’t even type out how good the
message was. I’ll post a link when the message is up on the website.
our Father in heaven purses us. Just like the guy who flew to Haiti to
find his little girl, God sent His son to find us. We are in the ruble
and it’s impossible to find us, and He does. It’s nothing that we can
do. The little girl in Haiti didn’t say, “ok, well, I need to get out
of here, so how do I find my new family?” It’s not how it works. We
can’t do anything to deserve the rescue. The whole concept of Grace is
based around this. It’s so beautiful and disturbing all at the same
time. I know that I can never be good enough for God, but yet, He still
wants me. No matter how many time I mess up, and I will mess up, He’s
still going to want me. Oh man, I can’t even type out how good the
message was. I’ll post a link when the message is up on the website.
Now I have to go to class, sooo I’ll write more
later.
later.
