This morning as I was driving to work I was listening to Josh Garrels' Ulysses. I thought of impact. People impact, creation impact and the ways that Gods pursuit in us comes in so many different ways. A talk in a coffee shop, A friend jogging beside you breathing heavy with you while taking in the thanksgiving of a body in motion in His creation. The impact of someone He has planted in your life while on a bike battling relentless headwind yet smiling and laughing regardless. Encouraging through words of thanksgiving and candid observations reminding you continually of where He's bringing us even though we don't know what that destination is.
Praise God.
Love Languages: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, Physical Touch.
If you know me at all you would know that I am fluent in Quality time and physical touch. There are times when all I need is tight hugs and perhaps a brain squeeze. The same goes with Quality time. I like hearing people. I like being able to see different perspectives within them and learn more about what makes people tick.
I am a firm believer that God has every single one of these languages at #1. He's amazing at all of them. And I have witnessed Him speaking each one to me often in my recent time in Laradise. His words of affirmation piercing truth into my heart through His word and the words of many that I have had an opportunity to sit with for a delicate few. And the ways that His words weave through others stories as they speak them. Speaking of family, friends, work, life. Within the speaking there is also learning. Discoveries are often made when we bring the words outside of our brains and verbalize perspectives. Thankful for that ability and opportunity.
God serves us relentlessly. He blesses us tremendously and these are somethings that He has served me with this week that I am really thankful for:
-A relaxed few nights at home to read His word while my body and mind rested on His truths.
-Putting it on family's hearts to reach out and check in on me.
-My support team, He serves me everyday with these people and man am I thankful for all that they are.
-Laughter. I've laughed pretty hard this week, especially at some crazy head wind while riding a bike.
-Strength. Mentally this week has been pretty intensive at work and so I have been rather exhausted. But in a good way. He continues to strengthen me through it all and He Speaks tender words of encouragement continually.
Because we speak in the same kinds of love language, it pleases God tremendously when we serve Him.
"I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service"-1 Timothy 1:12
God pursues quality time with us like fire takes to dry brush. It ignites and spreads wildly, creating emotion with in us that can't always be articulated with words. I know that often times I will busy myself to serve others instead of serving Him in the quality time realm. This week I have had the opportunity to really sit down and just spend time with Him and work continually on this incredible relationship. Thank you Jesus.
I felt Gods physical touch through the grass that I got to lay in on Sunday afternoon. I felt His kiss from the sun bringing this tent life again as I listened to the birds sing and spring begin to awake here in Wyoming. I think back upon the mountains that God has painted for each of us individually and how each part of creation is planted deep with in each of us and He has known this forever. He delights in the discovery process that we go through upon seeing these things hidden deep with in come to the surface while those things equally soak deep into the very depths of our souls. It is the coolest.
If you know what your love language is, Share the love!
If you don't know your love language, find out and share the love.
We've been created to do so.
Shinnans this week:
We got some sweet gifts from our Board of directors last week! Look at how matchy-matchy we are! New swag with the SROM logo embroidered. Thank you Board! You guys rock! Super thankful!
I went on a very windy bike ride with Emily. So windy that my hands were frozen in the position you can observe in this photo. So frozen that I physically couldn't button my jeans for 5 straight minutes... If I were me I would have laughed hysterically at myself too. Laughing makes things bearable.
I've been eating up the last of my Gertrude Hawks chocolate. Good thing Easter is next weekend!Speaking of Josh Garrels! I'm headed down to Denver Friday night with friends to see Him perform and praise God. He recently broke his wrist but can still play guitar! Pray for Josh! His songs are his testimony! And His shows allow God to speak into many lives. If you ever get a chance to see him, don't pass it up friends!
-Keep Adventuring
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