What to do on a Friday night…?

Who wants to know what I did last night?
You do! Sure? Okay, prepare to be impressed!

I pretty spontaneously saw Brandon Heath in concert! By “spontaneously” I mean that I didn’t plan it out months in advance like I normally do. I just bought tickets the day before and I am so glad I decided to go with a friend! It was wonderful.

If you don’t know Brandon Heath, why the heck not?!? He’s amazing!

I love so much about him.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of contemporary Christian music, but sometimes I feel like it lacks depth and variety of emotion (at least all the stuff spirit plays over and over). But Brandon has a raw honesty with the Lord in his music. He expresses his desire for love (yes, even earthly love); he’s honest about feeling hurt and resentful towards people. He actually reminds me of David in the Psalms.

David starts many of his Psalms saying, “Oh God where are you? Why don’t you hear my cries? Why have you turned your face from me?” He’s honest with God. Eventually he comes around to realizing God is always there, always listening, always loving, but it takes the initial honesty to get things rolling. Without that honesty he would have just been praying meaningless things to God, which I don’t think God cares about. God treasures when we invite him into the deepest pains and worries of our soul.

Another thing I love about Brandon Heath is his love for Jesus. It is so evident that he is in the throngs of love. His music just inspires me to love Jesus all the more and to treat my relationship with him like a love story. That’s always my cry, my desire, that I realize that I am already in the midst of the most beautiful love story of all time. I am loved by the King, the Creator, and I- yes I!- am his beloved, his bride, his masterpiece…

All that to say that I had a wonderful time destressing from this crazy week at the concert, I’m so glad I went, and Brandon, if you happen to read this, thanks so much for the truth and love of your music.

Blessings everyone~

my totally awful picture! dang phone!

Romance of a Lifetime

Have I ever been in love? I don’t think so.

Most girls long for the day they find “the one.” I do too, don’t get me wrong, but I know now that that will never satisfy. No matter how wonderful, how godly, how sensitive, how funny, how handsome he ends up being, I will never be satisfied with earthly romance if I don’t first explore my first and most grand love story.

Like all the great stories, mine has an author. No, it’s not Jane Austen crafting my romance, but the author of life itself. He’s been writing and planning my love story since time began. He also happens to be the romantic lead. Isn’t that beautiful?

My Jesus calls out to me. He beckons me to follow wherever he may go…

“My Beloved speaks and says to me: ‘Arise my love, my beautiful one, and come away, for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth and the time of singing has come.’” Song of Songs 2:10

He longs for me. Wait! Me??? Are you sure?

You’ve gotta remember, I’m the one who locks her keys in the car, the one who eats ice cream at midnight even when I promised myself I wouldn’t, I’m the one who didn’t do her laundry and wore the same socks two days in a row. Really? You’re perusing me, Lord?

This seriously blows my mind. I really don’t know what to say next. I guess just, “Thank you.” Really, Jesus, thank you.

Jesus created us to long for romance. He also is the only one with the capability to fulfill that immense longing to love and be loved. So find your love story first and foremost in his arms. His love story with you is the grandest, most adventurous, scariest, most amazing story ever written. I want to take the plunge and see where he takes me. What an adventure it is to follow someone who has no limitations and who loves me more passionately than anyone could!