Loving with Action

Loving is action that comes from and understanding of the truth. All of my life I have tried to love people with the words that I say, the way that I speak, and the things that I do. All my life I thought this is the way to love others; by telling them want they wanted to hear, doing things for them (that would make them like me,) and by being a person others knew they could trust. Although being a person that others can trust, talk to, and come to is good; it is not all that we are called to do. In 1 John 3:18 Jesus says to us, "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." Many times the words that we speak have little to no meaning to us, we use them as fillers, as things to get people off of our back, or as things to make ourselves seem greater in the eyes of others. But what we need to understand that our actions speak way louder than our words ever could. If words come from our heart, and therefore the heart of the Lord, then they are loving words to speak into the world but words from our own mouth and our own intentions (which i believe are the most common) are not truthful, and are not loving to bring into the world. Jesus wants us to love people with our actions, actions that are motivated by our all consuming love for Him. When we love people with the things that we do for them, the unattractive, tedious, selfless acts that we complete, we show them a piece of Jesus. When we love people by using our words in truth (and in His truth) we commit ourselves to the Lords kingdom, and we commit ourselves to showing others this kingdom. In the end, my eyes have been opened to my selfishness. So many of my words and actions come from a desire for others to admire me, to value the things that I say and to view me as the "best" Christian. How wrong this is, to live in a way that glorify myself instead of glorifying the one who gave me this life. So this is a charge, do things out of a love for your Lord, not out of a love for yourself. Do things to glorify Him, the things he has done, the things he has said, and the things He will do, rather than glorify your own accomplishments. Do things that make yourself disappear and make the Lords face shine through you to others. Do things OUT OF LOVE for your Father, not out of love for what the Father has created. This life is short, eternity is forever. Love Jesus, love others, and love yourself (out of and understanding that we are a reflection of Jesus.)

Cooler

Tecnu session. Big breakfast with Parks and Recreation. Haircut. Cheesy movie with e and e. Quick healthy lunch. Working, delivery girl for a day. Cfc game, snapchats with hunter. Singing in the car rides. Sandlot and late night snacking.

Be Squeezy B

Talking with maclaine. Working out at the gym. Jamming with Grayson and Nic. Long hikes through poison ivy, barefoot across rivers and up hills. Cliff jumping, chalk coloring, body coloring, Chaco throwing and video making. Gengis Grill with da boys, packing the bowl full. Starbucks to get us through the night. Music blasting and sunroof standing. Drive in with money bags, gray boy and Nikki poo. Transformers 4.. Longest movie ever. Crazy 1 am dancing. 

Bye bye

Smoothie and cinamon roll to start the day. Chalk drawing on the back deck. Columbia vs Ivory Coast. Saying good bye to the rents as the spontaneously leave for the World Cup. Working out as Eden and Ella patiently wait for me. Swimming at Gerber, creepy spiders and funny stories. Locked in movie, lots of food, comfy clothes, silly movies. Dinner and devo. Playing mom for the week and picking up the sisters from soccer. Sunset, bocce, and watermelon at Browwood. Snacks and late night talks. Screened in porch chillin with Mac and Ham. Cards and smack talk

Chalks chalk

Reading from Ephesians 4, powerful stuff. Breakfast smoothie. Swim workout at the YMCA followed by relaxing sauna time. Going to the camphouse. Then running into daddy and then finding Al. Talking then Greenlife for a lunch smoothie. Driving with Mac, just like old times. Snacks and laughs with Allie and Maclaine. New girl and boredom. Sushi at Greenlife with Al, Ash, and Amy. Good times with good friends. Pizza, chalk drawings, driving, no hands watermelon contests, major dance parties. Shake It Up. 

Relaxing

Reading from Matthew. Writing letters to kruesi. Healthy breakfast. Checking off to do essentials. Scrabble and cards. Picking kale with Ella. Lunch smoothie. Talks with Chealsea, she has so much wisdom. Facials/spa day at the Vannoys. Tanning. Long sweaty workouts at the gym. Yoga on the back porch. Reading in the hammock as the sun lowers. Dinner with the family. Shake it up.

Nights in the City

Deep cleaning my room. Reading outide with Ella and Eden. Laying in my hammock in the shade. Tanning. Swimming at mrs simmons. Yoga on the back porch with Eden. World Cup watching. Parking lot picnics, hammocking, longboarding, dancing. Ben & Jerry's. Racing on the freeway with Grayson and Nic. Modern Family. Sleep.