I think of two things automatically:
“I’m so CRAY it’s on my ID!” haha (cray button by FF5 and Lecrae, check it out!)
and my favorite Bible verse of all time:
If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit.
2 Corinthians 5:13
When I first read that verse, I literally geeked out like a mad woman because I’ve always been called, well, crazy! And quite honestly, I think some parts of my life have reflected that description pretty darn well.
I mean, I’ve had red, purple, green, and blonde in my hair, 8 piercings (all in the face), I listen to everything from rock, to rap, to mariachi, and bachata. Sometimes, very rarely, I listen to country, too!
My whole life is a whole bunch of weirdly “crazy” things. So you can imagine I was pretty stoked when I read the BIBLE saying if I’m crazy: it’s to bring God glory; If I am “normal” or in my right mind, I’m looking out for myself.
That was a couple years ago.
Now I’m realizing the true meaning of “crazy” is, especially in this context.
Being crazy, as it states in 2 Corinthians 5, is referring back to us not having a mind like Christ.
Seriously, which earthly human being in their right mind would come into this world, live a life without sin, teach, love, and serve for nothing to gain for himself, and then die so humanity can be free as children of the almighty God??
Shoot. I know I wouldn’t.
I also wouldn’t be in my right mind to quit my job that has literally all the open doors for me to keep as a very successful career at a very young age, to leave, give away, and sell ALL my belongings, and say good-bye (at least for a while) to the family I’ve finally begun to have relationships with.
That’s exactly what I’m doing, though.
I'm going to 11 countries in 11 months. I'm going to live off of whatever I pack. I'm going to eat things I'd never thought I'd eat. I'm going to see things I'd never think I'd see. I'm going to serve like I never thought I could serve.
I’m crazy, I’m beyond crazy. I can’t believe I’m going on the race.
I’m writing this in confidence that God promised me that if I was out of my mind, aka crazy, for Him, HIS glory will shine!
I seriously can think of nothing but stressful chaos happening up until I go on the race. And trust me, it’s a pretty accurate prediction.
But I absolutely and 100% refuse to back down, to give up, and to let go of what God said to go do.
I may trip and fall, and I may have to remember my mind is not like Christ’s, but I won’t give up.
I’ll be cray all day every day if I have to! Haha 😉
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I love you! (Yep, that’s crazy too!)
