Go God.

god is good, yea?

he is. i just want to share a few things that God is teaching me currently. i really wish that i could write everyday about these things, but honestly i rarely have time. it’s frustrating because i barely have to process what i need to internally, much less record it all for others to read about.

1. the unconditional love of christ.
2. worship
3. passion

the unconditional love of christ, is just that, unconditional. i should already know this. theoretically, you should only have to hear this once. however, i’m human, so give me a break. it’s wonderful to know that no matter what we do, whether we disobey, ignore, or hear God wrong he always loves us. if we fall, we fall right back into his arms and his love. this is wonderful news. no matter what, God loves us and is constantly seeking a relationship with us. he is seeking us out. he is chasing after us. he is the ultimate pursuer. can i get a amen? he is interested in the same things i’m interested in -- just like wanting to play solitaire with be. he wants to be where i am, doing whatever i’m doing with me.

worship. what is it? what does it look like? how do we do it? we haven’t had a speaker talk about this, but for a solid week this topic came up everyday. here’s what i’ve been learning. worship can be something that we do all day everyday, but i think that it goes deeper than that. yes, we can be in a constant state of prayer and conversation with God throughout the day, but worship is different than that. worship is praising God with everything in us. so many songs that we sing talk about how we need God to give us something, but that’s not worship. it is being completely enthralled by his presence that you can do nothing else but tell him how wonderful he his. you can doing but soak up his presence without questions or conversation. God wants this with us, but how often do we put him on the back burner, or clog up the whole process with things we need, or want.

lastly, passion. passion for God, passion for art, and how those two things fit perfectly together. passion is so important in life. passion for God should just come from knowing how much he loves and cares about you. seriously, the love of God is such an intimate thing - he wants to spend time with you, listen to gripe and complain, and just hold you. it's like he's the ultimate mate. oh wait, HE IS! holy smokes, i just had a revelation. how can you NOT be passionate about someone like that. passion for art is something a little bit different. it takes work. and i little bit of suffering. it requires that you give something up, like time. you sacrifice other things so you have time for the dark room or to go out and shoot. through that process you learn to love it more than ever. you discover that you enjoy giving up things so you can increasingly get better at what you love. when you get that passion, that passion it shows. it shows in your actions towards others, your art, your overall demeanor. people notice it. what better way to tell people about Jesus than them asking you why you are so joyous.


and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
stay tuned.