Lift up

I got a Moleskine yesterday, thanks to bbq. I am ecstatically excited.

After sister K shared about journaling every single day I took it to heart and wanted to begin. So I have.

What is written is better than what is remembered.
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I learn a lot, but I forget even more. Writing/journaling helps me remember and recall my thoughts from specific times - events, conversations, dreams, sermons, and especially (96% of the time) what I've learned from the Word. This is not just an exposition of the Bible, but more of a combined picture of my life at those certain stages. While this is true, the said quote actually refers to making [spiritual] footprints for others, not necessarily to follow, but to learn from and to build up. What's so great about having such a great memory if I never share my memories with anyone all the way to my grave? What if Moses kept everything to himself and never wrote anything down? What if Matthew, Mark, and all my homies thought it was enough to remember their experience with Jesus and never wrote it down? After all, at least they got the Gospel, right? Good for them, but not good for anyone else. Put another way, if my thoughts are physically laid out before me I'm not the only one with the access.

As the Word of God grips me more and more to lift up a new generation of Jesus lovers, I begin to see less of me and more of God, and by extension, more of others. From my immediate perspective, yes, I do write to remember the walk, but ultimately my mind is set on the walk of my brothers and sisters. And mind you, I'm not some selfless monk who's got the whole world in his hands - far from it. I'm a child of God who knows he is deeply loved and forgiven. It just makes more sense in light of what Jesus did for me.

When all is said and done, there should be a man so stayed on Jesus that not even the incoming tidal waves of life's circumstances can deter his heart or dampen his feet from following through on his convictions. The question then is quite simple: Is the walk of faith for the audience in the boat or is it only for Jesus?

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
Luke 6:26

Let the fear of man be removed from me. Let me choose what is right over what is popular. Let me only care about what Jesus would think of me. Let me set a fire in my prayer closet. Let the Word be as sweet as honey. Let me love love.

Remix #8: Remixed, to read, pray, and journal every single freakin day.