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had such a gorgeous time in Colorado celebrating my bday with my family 🌿
“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.”
miss my sleepy boys
Isaiah 30:21 says ‘whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”’ A lot of the time I doubt the path I am on or whether I am ‘good enough’ to be on it 🌿 . . I was suuuuper nervous to take pictures this week at YFN as I haven’t had a lot of experience taking photos for events with crazy lighting/lots of people/lots of movement... But I am so happy with how they came out! I am a super self-conscious/self-analytical person and I know social media does NOT help with that. But God is working on my heart and mind so much and I am finally getting to a place where I can appreciate the things I create and what I can bring to the world! . . I still have so much to learn and grow in with photography - which I don’t think you ever stop doing when you’re passionate about something! But I am happy today thinking of where I was in December when I first got my camera to where I am now- all the YouTube & CreativeLive tutorials were worth it! Haha . . #YouthForTheNations #RiskItAll #Photography #eventphotography #fujifilmxt20 #fuji
‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ That is, ‘My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?’ . . Since becoming a voice for @dwellbible almost 2 years ago I have completely fallen in love with the Bible. Honestly, before I started working for Dwell I didn’t know that much about it. I had read the gospels and knew some of the stories but by God giving me a job where I read the bible regularly He opened up my eyes to how intricate and incredible He is. . . On Wednesday at YFN I learned from Pastor @bennyperez that the ONLY time Jesus refers to God as ‘God’ is when he is on the cross. Every other time he calls him ‘Father’. I love how through Jesus’ life he refers to Him as Father and shows us how intimate and personal a relationship with him is. He isn’t this big scary thing in a cloud to punish you; He is perfect and He is for you! I am also so humbled that all we have to do is ask and our Father gives good gifts. Two years ago I felt ashamed that I didn’t know the Bible like a lot of people in my life and I was praying on a Sunday night at church and asked for discipline to read it. The next morning I get a call asking to audition for Dwell: an audio scripture app! He literally gave me a job that would allow me to read the whole Bible?! . . The best gift God gave us was Jesus - the living word of God that came to fulfill the scriptures! It is crazy thinking how in Jesus’ final moments of despair he does just that and speaks the words of David in Psalm 22. Throughout Psalm 22 we hear how Jesus knew the horror of being abandoned yet the joy that was set before him- he still praised him! I also LOVE that Psalm 22 ends with the line ‘he has done it!’ and in John his last words ‘it is finished!’ Literally just love reading the Bible and it’s all I want to talk about!
“I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else” . . loved going to @youthforthenations this week! It is so powerful watching your favorite people lead worship and see hundreds of young people encounter God. I love witnessing this because through it God reminds me of the encounters I have had that have completely changed my path and allowed me to chase after Him! . . He reminds me of moments at events like YFN and a lot of moments in dark places when I was very far from Him. Remembering all of them I am reminded that he is consistently good. Even when I couldn’t see him working (or chose not to) he was doing so much for my good to lead me, and pull me back, to my purpose. . . His reminders are good, but spending time in His presence is even better! I love that whether we are in a huge venue with hundreds of people or in a desolate place, he is right there just wanting to spend time with us . #riskitall #youthforthenations
I think often we use the term “killing it” for really big victories and we can feel super low when we’re not doing something extraordinary. Yesterday, I felt the complete opposite of killing it and my self worth was super low which really threw me off as I haven’t felt like that in so long. But this morning I started my day at the gym and it completely turned my anxieties into strength. It is crazy what exercise can do for your mental state. It also got me thinking that something as simple as going to the gym really is KILLING it. It can be really hard in the age of social media and seeing everyone’s ‘highlight reel’ and thinking that everybody has got it together 100% of the time- I fall into this trap so much! I compare myself to others and it makes me believe that what I am doing has no value. But we have to be happy about all the small victories of our day and remember all we can do is show up. So whether you ran 10 miles, wrote a paper, went grocery shopping or just got out of bed- you are KILLING it! ✨🌞
“For the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth - that Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.” • I’m currently reading Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl and it is incredible! I used to read so much but when I was doing my degree I didn’t make it a priority as I saw reading as something I had to do for my course. It is such a good feeling getting back into reading again. Nate and I have been trying to limit our Netflix time (we’re addicted haha) and focus instead on reading or working on creative projects. I really need some recommendations! What’re you reading right now?