Day 4

I write to you from the Foster residence using my 3G with 30 minutes left in day 4 of the lovey love love 30 day challenge! I didn't get an email today from passion city, so I had to rely on my social networking skills to find the scripture for today. Don't worry, I have it!! Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise (Psalm 119:41 ESV) I just had my student loan exit counseling today, aka I got a piece of paper informing me of the total of my debt from college. It was definitely one of the more upsetting moments of my summer. I understand that student loan debt is a reality for a lot of people and thank goodness I had HOPE, but dang student loans will burst your bubble. Being scared by money was a cool opportunity for the people that love me to encourage me. I felt so cared for by the comfort I received from my sweet friends and family. For now I am going to spend time with the cutest boy ever (GEOFF!!) and let him continue to narrate the plays for his new Flick Kick game on his phone.

Love! Day 3

Good afternoon people of the world! It' time for you to receive the sweetness of Jesus' perfect love.

Here's the day 3 scripture for the Love 30/30 challenge:

Psalm 139:16 (The Message)

Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day.

It's like a ready made dinner, it's already prepared!

These words are like sweet honey for my anxious college graduate self! Being done with school and transitioning into a "grown up" has my shoulders feeling pretty weighed down and it's difficult to shake the expectations I feel are placed on me. The words "you are what you do"haunts me. But I am choosing to speak truth over those words... and the truth I choose is Psalm 139. All the days in my life laid out before Jesus and he prepared them perfectly before I experience what they hold!

Love 30/30 Challenge

Hello friends, it has been too long.

The next 30 days I have decided to take the Love30/30 challenge that I learned about at Passion City Church this past Sunday. I think one of the most difficult things for me as a believer is remembering how loved I am as the daughter of a king. The goal of uncovering each specific scripture during the next 30 days is to receive it, reflect in it and share it.

I have already gotten myself off to a fabulous start of missing day 1... so here we have Day 1 and Day 2.

Day 1: Ephesians 1:3-6 (The Message)

How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.

Celebrating lavish gift-giving = COOL!

Day 2: Psalm 139:13-15 (The Message)

Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother's womb. I thank you, High God—you're breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.

Going from nothing to something = how lucky are we that the king of the universe is the one that chose to make us into something.

Just as important as receiving and believing the scripture is reflecting Jesus' love in a tangible way. My goal after the next 28 days is to walk away from this challenge living with a much clearer view of my identity in Jesus and a life centered around love as a verb.