Plan to be Surprised (Part 2)

There was never a part 1, to the last blog post, but do we ever plan on having a part 1 and 2 when it comes to being surprised? I've made a decision to return to YWAM and part of that next step will be me leaving in two weeks, to fly back out for an internship that I will be doing on the West Coast. 
       I was recently asked the question, "What makes you come alive?" Think about it. It took me awhile to, because whether I am at home, at a friends, or traveling to a foreign country, so many things can make me smile and thankful to be alive! I think the key that I realized to unlocking my heart to come alive, was when I had this mini revelation yesterday. Sitting, on the favorite corner of my couch I turned to my dad and said, "Dad, I think I just had this mini revelation. I am so blessed. I have been given so much and I don't ever want to take this life for granted, but when I think about how much I've been given it also makes me think of how much I have to give!" This is what unlocks my heart to come alive, the willingness to lay it all down. 
       "I want to love with much more abandon and stop waiting for others to love me first. I want to hurl myself at a creative work worthy of God. I want to follow Peter as he followed Christ out onto the sea, pray from my hearts true desire. Life is not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be lived." -John Eldredge, Wild at Heart. 

Plan to be Surprised

"Instead of telling your young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised."-Dan in Real Life.

     Life has taken me by surprise, whether that's by the sea in Washington, or sitting, blessed to sit by incredible friends on a dock. There will be many surprises in life, some will be good and some bad, whether we are surprised now or later what's really crucial is that we dwell in the Word of God now. This way, when the, "Storms of life they came and the road ahead gets steep, I will lift these hands in faith I will believe..." (Love Came Down, by Kari Job). My prayer for you is that right now you will be dwelling in the Word, pressing in and lifting your hands in faith both now and when the storms of life will come.