I love Jesus.

I love Jesus. I love how deeply He can move our hearts and draw us closer to Him. I love that that deepness can only be experienced within a relationship with the Lord. And how often we dream of love and look for it in all the wrong places – when ultimately it's Jesus that we're searching for. My being is not complacent. I need Jesus more and more every day. I need to remember the reason why I've committed a year of my life to serve the Lord. I need to remember my own desperate need for the gospel. I desire to live radically for the Lord. To abandon myself and my desires to fulfill a higher calling. To be in this world but not of it. To want what the Lord wants for my life. To neglect worldly criticism but accept persecution. To know that the Christian life isn't always easy but it's fulfilling. To be content in where the Lord has me – in life, in relationships, financially, in my job, in my family, and so forth. To challenge myself to pursue holiness. To ultimately seek to glorify God in every decision I make. To simply trust the Lord. To know that He is a God who provides. To remember that Jesus is constantly interceding on my behalf. That my sin does not dictate my character but it dictates my spiritual growth. 

I love Jesus.

This video reminded me tonight of all these things. My heart is humbled, my eyes are wet, and my speech is halted. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UWHJ6-YhSYQ

"That's my Hudson" 
what are you going to do about it?

Jesus calls us to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19) and with this command, I'll go. I'm trusting you Lord to provide. May your faithfulness ring forth through my obedience.