Let me live my life with reckless abandon. Running with confidence and direction, putting aside the the what ifs and the cares of the world. Let me live with a heart set on an eternal crown and not one made of diamonds or gold, what a waste that would be.
Let me live with fire. An abundance of compassion, and an endless amount of love. 1 Corinthians 13: 1-7 says;
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poorand give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Let me live with excitement flowing through me. What an amazing life it would be if everyone stopped to say thanks for the little things, like the small acts of service or the wild flowers by the highways. The way that clouds sometimes look like they came out of a storybook, or the way The air always feels so perfectly clear and cool in the morning. Let me feel joy for the small moments that may seem inconsequential.
Let me live a life inspired by spontaneity and adventure. Can you imagine spending a whole lifetime being witness to different parts of Gods creation? What an amazing artist he is, that he made everything I’ll ever see. The picture perfect beaches that I see on postcards, the cherry gardens in Japan that cover everything in sight with the color pink, the never ending sand of the Sahara and the sunsets over high mountain tops that make it hard to breathe.
Never do I want to have the notion that life is not everything I dreamed. Let me live with ambition. With hope in things unseen and intangible because THAT is what having faith means. THAT is what having faith looks like. Let me live a life of wreckless abandonment because of a mindset that my life is not my own. It never was, it never will be, and it was never meant to be. Thank goodness.
Let me live a life of relationships. Relationships with friends that push me and force me to adapt and grow. With family who change and alter but will teach me what devotion and grace mean. With God, who I hope will be the center of every day and every hour and every second.
Let me live a life of smiling until my cheeks ache, laughing until my stomach hurts, and making memories that I want to remember even when I die.
A life full of moments of impact and conversations that shake me. Of lessons that push and pull me and make me better. Make me kinder and more empathetic and more caring.
Let me live a life of humility. Walking in service to my father and pouring myself out but giving credit where it’s truly due. Never to me but the King of kings and the Lord of lords and the Almighty.
Let me live a life of guidance and direction from the spirit. Let me not rely on my own opinions or knowledge. I can’t imagine attempting to live through ME. That is not how life is intended to be experienced.
Let me live a life of complete devotion and reliance. Of following the call of my father and going where He tells me to go. With no hesitation or fear because if He is with me then who can stand against me? Heaven has already triumphed, sin has already been paid for with the ultimate price, and my father has already declared me His daughter and His heir and His beloved, so let me not live as if I am not noble, as if I am not saved, or as if I will not be taken care of.
Let me live a life of confidence in knowing who I am and confidence in knowing who I want to become. Walking in a way that is constantly striving for something higher then yesterday. Something healthier, more suited to my passion, more holy and worthy of who He says that I am.
Let me live a life of service. Of being genuine and holding the desire in my heart to help others. Whether it is a notecard with a scripture on it for a stranger, or a home cooked meal for someone in need, or a hug for a friend who is troubled. Let me live a life of patience, sympathy and perception. Never dwelling on judgments or
crytacism that may seem so easy to pinpoint. Everyone has walked a different path and has been hurt or broken in a differnt way. So let me not look down on others for how they are broken, because even if I do not struggle with the same thing, in someway or another they are well and healthy or knowledgeable in an area that I am not. We are all broken, all hurt, and all sinners. So let me live a life of unity with those around me.
Let me live in such a way that when I stand at the gates of heaven, finally after all of this time, effort, and struggle ready to meet my Father, he may simply say, well done.
That would be the sweetest thing anyone could ever say. Abba…declaring that I did good. I lived a good life, I spent every moment for Him and Him alone. For the glory of what He has done and who He is and what His kingdom stands for.
Let me live just live to hear Him say well done, and life as I know it, the struggles, the confusion, the hardships, tribulations, joy, love, happiness, envy, ups and downs, surprises, unexpected experiences, and life in general, will be so unbelievably worth it.
