Something I have been contemplating at the beginning of this year 2015, is... why not? Why not do the things you love to do? Why not step out in faith for what you believe in? Why not be silly? Why not laugh out loud? Why not fall in love with the person you choose to do life with? Why not trust The Lord with all your heart? Why not make mistakes and learn from them? Why not live life? Why not have a beautiful blessed life? Why not go on an adventure? Why not be generous? Why not love your neighbor? Why not pray out loud? Why not praise His name? Why not turn your mess into a message? Why not bless other people? Why not try something new?
# Why Not
We only have one life on earth. It is a gift from our heavenly Father because He loves us. He loves us so much that we can not even fathom it, because that is what His word says. So lets make it count, lets be DOERS of the word, lets live a life full of adventure and full of JOY because we can. He gave us the opportunity and CHOICE to live like that.
# Be Intentional
My life is from The Lord. He saved my soul. He knocked on my door, and was intentional about loving me even when I would not see it because of my own stubbornness. So everything I do, I pray that it will exemplify my love for The Lord. I pray everyday, I seek The Lord everyday, I read my bible everyday...I do all of these things not because I have to, not because it looks good to other people, but because my soul craves it. My soul will not function with full capacity unless I allow The Lord in each day. I need Him to renew my mind everyday. I need Him to show me love everyday. I need Him to captivate my soul and fill me up so that I can go out and do the things that He has put on my heart to do.
# Boldness
I want to do things with all of my heart, I want to go places with all of my heart. The Lord gives us desires of our hearts for a reason, to pursue them. Why not pursue the desires He has given you? You know that if The Lord called you to do what is on your heart, it is because He has equipped you to do them. He has fully given you the choice to fulfill these things if you want to.
I pray that I WANT TO! I pray that I live a life full of adventure and love, and all with my main man God. I follow His peace in my life because it is the greatest decision I have ever done, and the one that works out the best for my life.
I know I have told some of my story before, and if you have read my blog the last couple of years it goes into detail about what happened to my family, and to me. But truly I tell you, I am who I am because of The Lord. He changed me from the inside out because I wanted it, I allowed Him into the depths of my heart and gave Him my life in TRUST. I chose to truth the Lord, and walk in trust not fear.
Fear will only hold you back from greatness. I chose to walk in greatness. To live an abundant life with Jesus because He holds me.
# Life is an Adventure
# Life is Beautiful
With that being said,
2015 is going to be a great adventure with the lover of my soul; God, and my husband, my forever love; Matthew Allen Wimberly. I am starting out the beginning of the year with my best friend, Matthew. I say best friend because he truly is my best friend, and not just words thrown around to make it sound nice. His name means Gift from God, and let me tell you, He is a gift to me that I promise to always treasure and protect. He is my main person, the lover of my heart and body forever. The Lord gave him to me, and for that I am eternally grateful. We recently chose to spend some intentional time with The Lord this year and figure out what we want to do as a couple. What is our mission in life? How are we going to continue to live our life on a mission? We decided that our mission is to live a life like Jesus, the best we can, and to love like Jesus as best we can. We want to LIVE LIKE JESUS AND LOVE LKE JESUS. We want our life to reflect the love of Jesus in all that we do. We want to pursue our God everyday, to renew our mind and strength, to captivate us, to keep us from worldly sin, to protect our marriage and love like crazy. We chose to spend time together praying and searching out our hearts for this year. We decided our mission this year is to
# Live to Love
I am a blessed woman because of this. I have a faithful God, and a man of God who is my husband, who seeks to be the best he can be in everything he does. I feel richly blessed everyday because of this and because of how The Lord continues to show me His love through people, scripture, music and speaking to me when my heart is still.
Mark 12: 30-31
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this, love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
Lord I pray for this to always be on our hearts as a family, and as individuals. Let this be our mission to be more like you everyday.Another thing that is so deeply on my heart right now, is a mission trip that is TODAY! Oh my goodness when I say that out loud, and walk around my house praying about the trip, I get goose bumps because I know this is good. The Lord is so good, and I cant wait to see what He is going to do in and through this team as we go. Please be praying for safe travels for the team, and also health and safety while we are there. It can always stir up some fears in us when we go out of our comfort zone, but that is also where The Lord can and will teach us big things! A good place to conquer fears as well. I never want to stay in a stagnant place of fear, I always want to be growing in The Lord and becoming the best I can be.
Cambodia touches my heart because of the selfless love I feel there and how God always, without a doubt, helps me grow. He helps to show me how I can be a better me, and how I can let go of all fears. That is what I want to take back home. Fearless and more bold in my faith and what the Lord tells me!
See you soon Olympia. See you in two weeks.
I love you Matthew Allen with my whole heart, for my whole life.
I love you family, ill be praying for you every day.
I love my beautiful blessed life, and the opportunity My Lord has given me to go again. I will forever be grateful and I know the Lord has BIG PLANS!
xoxo
Lord I pray for your hand to be all over this trip. I pray for your spirit to be so evident and dwelling in each one of us, in our conversations, in the way we love each other and in the way we love Cambodia. I thank you for this opportunity, and this day. I pray that your kingdom come, your will be done. Lord you are in control, you hold our world in your hands so Lord I pray that you guide us, protect us and comfort us as we journey over the ocean. Lord I pray that you give us peace, your peace that surpasses all understanding. Your plan and your ways are higher than our ways, your thoughts are higher than our thoughts. You have already planned out this trip for us, so Lord I pray that you give us a confident hope in that. I pray Lord that you allow me, and the team to let down any insecurities, and let us be venerable while we are there. Allow us to grow individually and as a team. Allow us to be ourselves, that there is no one like us, and to use our uniqueness while we are there. Lord I love you with everything. Protect my home while I am gone, protect my husband and my marriage, protect my family in all ways. Lord I give my life to you. I thank you for all you have given me, and now I am going to go because you said to go. I thank you for obedience. I thank you for your spirit dwelling inside of me. I thank you for my supportive husband and best friend. I pray Lord that this team is a MIGHTY FORTRESS that can not be defeated. We are going to love on your children, and be LOVE to these orphans and homes. I thank you for that. Lord break my heart for what breaks yours, give me a tender loving heart while I am there to do what you called me to do.
I love you Lord.
#LivetoLove
#Cambodia2015
#Boldness
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