Baila Baila!!!

Today was amazing.

I danced before the Lord for the first time in my life.....

It was the most freeing feeling ever.

Today at the boardwalk, aside from a few stragglers here and there, I was the only one out there. I decided to take full advantage of it. Upon ending my time of reflection and prayer, I listened to my i-pod and literally danced before God. It was the craziest thing. But I was just so overcome by His power and beauty that I simply could not contain myself. All the while I exclaimed out loud 'Let it rain,' which was a part of the song of course. But man, did I desire the rain!! :)

Lately I have been so rocked by the thought of what it must look like to fully live out in the joy of the Lord. A guy from my school comes to my mind frequently when I think about it. I don't even know his name. But every single chapel service during worship, he is constantly dancing and just kneeling before the Lord. And while most people probably think it's for show, I find myself wondering 'is this what it looks like? To be fully consecrated and completely engrossed by the divine joy of the Father?'

I have to believe that if we truly stumbled upon the joy everlasting that the Lord desires for all of us, right now, we would not be able to stop dancing. Is it any wonder, then, that the Lord tells us that few will find the way? But man, what a beautiful idea. And it IS possible. Paul, who is not superhuman but just like us, writes in Phillipians 'I consider everything loss compared with the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him.'

This is what I desire. To live out knowing that the Lord is all that I need. That all else is RUBBISH.

Shortly after I graduate, I plan on doing something absolutely crazy, at least in most people's eyes. I'm going to lock all of my stuff away besides a small backpack with basic survival items and travel the world. I have no idea where I'll go or where I'll end up. All that I desire to make of the trip is to make a difference for Christ. To love on people and engage in their stories. And? To experience for myself, though I already believe it, that the Lord truly is all that I need.

Kickin' it in the streets? Here I come. And even after talking with a friend and asking whether I should pack money for food, to which she responded with a yes, I realized that even taking money for food is having something. So, as insane as it may be, I'm going to trust in the Lord with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, and with all of my strength. If I do end up taking money (and this is not to make myself sound good by any means) I will spend it providing for those that have nothing. And after all, what is the one thing that the Lord tells us to test Him on?

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this" says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it," Malachi 3:10.


AMEN!! :)