Every piece.

"God does not want cookie cutter lovers with no heart and soul. He wants you. Every piece of you-every flaw. So run to him. Take your cultural relevance with you, because you'll need it... God will use you in any condition. All you have to do is run." - Jayson Schmidt

 Lord, I'm running.
Take each piece of my heart.
 If anything within me does not please you,
 Reveal to me a way to change.

 The evil one is just so tempting.
Sometimes his ways just sound so good.
But he does not want me for the right reasons. 
He wants me for everything that is not of my Savior.

You want every piece of me.
My flaws.
My insecurities.
My love.
You see it all.
You deserve it all.

Sometimes the pieces feel jumbled.
Confused.
Tested.
Broken.
But then I turn to your Word.

At your feet, my world changes.
Everything looks brighter.
I can't run from the creator of heart.
I can't run from the lover of my life.
I cannot hide.
I can only run to you.

How precious are the thoughts you think of me.
 I cannot even count them.
 Take these pieces. The broken. The confused. The tested..
And mend them into something beautiful.
 Draw me closer.

 Lord, I'm running.
 Rid me of my cookie-cutter attitude.
 Piece me back together.
Take my heart and soul and make them yours.

Simple Faith.

It’s simple.

It really is.

Jesus died for you and made you His.

We are all sons and daughters,

But what does that really mean?

Each one is a temple of the Holy Spirit,

Ravished and loved by He who is perfect.

There is such a hype.

There is such an urge for popularity.

That feeling of being worthy by acts.

What about the media?

That’s not so simple.

It’s now about the post.

The amount of likes.

The inconveniences of each day that make you a better person.

It’s those service opportunities that will make for a great post.

A great picture, even.

It is an affirmation of love, without seeking the ultimate romancer.

I am so guilty of this.

So beyond guilty of seeking validation.

Guilt is not so simple.

Perfection is simple.

Holy is simple.

The man, born of a virgin birth who took on the sins of humanity is simple.

To walk in the light of He who is simple

Is to walk in faithfulness.

To embrace the romance of the most beautiful love story.

The devil, he is not simple.

Those lies you are told; they are not simple.

They mess with your mind and make you think…

That you are not worth love, acceptance, and beauty.

The image in the mirror is not what your maker sees…

He sees a follower, a servant, just staring at the beauty of the King.

But just think about a world that treated the Lord as simple.

Living each day at a time with the knowledge that we are Christ

And that just resting in glory is all we need.

To walk in faithfulness.

To live a life that is simple.

Simple Christianity.

Imagine if simple becomes your life…

Your heartbeat...

Your world…

So simple. So true.

Faithfulness is He who created YOU.

I am SO excited to let you all know that I will be spending this SPRING BREAK in HAITI! I, along with 18 others from GCU will be spreading the love of Christ to those who so desperately need it. We will mainly be working in an orphanage and doing other tasks to love on the people and share the Gospel. I am asking for prayer and support through this entire process!! I created this blog to write about the entire journey, as well as collect donations for support. Thank you all so much for your generosity! Wow, God is so very good and I cannot wait to share His incredible LOVE with the people of Haiti! "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." - John 14:18 #journeytoHaiti2014