I love many things, but I am realizing there are a few things I am intensely passionate about.
Looking forward to a new year, I decided to jot down some of these swirling thoughts as a means of focusing my blogging & writing for the year. for the days to come when I will need a jump start if I get off track and run out of steam trying to do it all on my own.
So each day, at least one of the following passions is gonna pop up here on the blog!
1. I am passionate about being MYSELF.
Since God only makes one of us of a kind, I am embracing the me He has made, and not comparing myself any longer to the rest of you one-of-a-kinders! After years of wandering, I am most at home in myself 🙂
2. I am passionate about WORSHIP.
I worship because I long to express back to God who He is, how awesome it is to be loved by Him & to offer my love back to Him in song. I worship because I cannot help but do so. I am passionate about song moving beyond words & music to connecting with God in His courts and pending time in His Presence. Worship quenches the parched dryness, refreshingly watering my thirst for God .
3. I am passionate about the WORD.
Spending time in the Word with the author of the Word who is allowing me to experience a bite of it every time I open it is a thrill unlike no other, and is the only thing that truly satisfies my hunger for Him.
4. I am passionate about HOME.
I learned long ago that wherever I go, I take home with me. Home is not a destination, but in your heart. I love my cozy nest, but as long as God and my loved ones are with me, I can make any place my home. God is our true Home, and so many have missed out on that wonder. I am passionate about sharing He is our forever Home, God with us, God in us.
5. I am passionate about FAMILY.
I am an advocate for family as God designed it. The love, community & security He planned for us in family is staggering.
Staggering as well in how God simultaneously designed His forever family, and has always longed for us all to be a part of it.
For those who are hurting in broken families, however that looks, God offers comfort:
God places the lonely in families…
Psalm 68:6
God’s heart is for family, by natural or supernatural design. I adore my natural family,and have also been super blessed by the heart sisters God has placed me with in His family. 🙂
6. I am passionate about FREEDOM.
He leads the prisoners into freedom with singing….
Psalm 68:6
God doesn’t not want anyone bound, in any way- unless they are bound to Him with bonds of love for eternity.
God is all about freedom. The more you spend time with Him, the freer He will help you become.
7. I am passionate about WRITING.
I write because I feel the desire to create and express. I have been hardwired to, and I spent too many years losing this essential part of myself to allow myself to get distracted from writing again.
God has given us each a voice, and I am committed to sharing how He is blessing & keeping me on a daily basis. My voice, expressed as only I can.
8. I am passionate about LAUGHTER.
…God gives them joy!
Psalm 68:6
Laughter is my new chocolate! I think we can all thanks Ann Voskamp for making that phrase better known! Laughter is so good for our bodies and soul.
Not being laughed at in any cruel or bullying sort of way, but the laughter shared between friends & loved ones, at a spontaneous funny that happens around you, at a raise, at your pet’s antics…
Did you know God has a sense of humour? I don’t believe its an accident we laugh, if we are all made in His image!
Laughing daily even for five minutes can help brighten your outlook.
(And don’t forget, a smile is more approachable than a frown 😉
9. I am passionate about BIRDS.
Yes, its true. I find birds fascinating, and have since I first learned penguin parents & chicks sing to find each other in crowds. I feel they represent freedom in the spirit, to soar high in His strength, the ability to sing their thanks all day long, and nurture their young in their nests. My fave verse, Psalm 84:3-4 captures all I love about birds up close!
10. I am passionate about SERVING.
We are meant to be there for others around us, not just to seek our own fulfillment. It is amazing when I make a goal or a dream comes true, but its almost always because someone else supported me as I journeyed. We are formed into a intertwined network on purpose, to be there for one another when we hit the lows, to celebrate the highs together and help keep one another strong along the way, as we complement one another with our gifts.
11. I am passionate about the ARTS.
I am an avid reader, singer, listener of music. I love to get crafty & appreciate the Creator of the world around me and my fellow creators. I express myself best through the arts, and bless & support those who do so as well.
12. I am passionate about TEA.
Those who know me well know that one of the high spots of my day is drinking a warm cuppa tea. The only thing that beats it is drinking it with company 🙂
13. I am passionate about LEARNING.
You can always teach an old dog new tricks if he wants to learn.
Learning is interchangeable with growth to me. It takes trial, error, achievement and observation to learn. Those who keep learning are able to flex with the inevitable changes that will come over our lifetimes.
14. I am passionate about COLOUR.
Life is full of a fantastic display of colour. Each colour represents God’s touch, as as such holds a glimpse of His beauty. If you love a colour or two, wear it. God loves when we appreciate His handiwork!
15. I am passionate about GOD.
He is my foremost passion, and the one I will have for eternity!
He is waiting to be found by all of us, and loves it when we introduce Him to those He is missing. He desires to be known, and reveals Himself to all in the hopes they will know Him one day.
I will never stop sharing the passion I have for the lover of my soul, and the keeper of my heart.
I owe all I am to Him. Under God falls Presence. I am determined to passionately pursue Him all my days, and beyond!
16. I am passionate about HOPE.
If you have been visiting the blog or know me, you know Hope is a part of who I am. Hope that God is in control, He is with us always, and every single time is for us, having our back.
My hope is a person, Jesus. My hope lives with in me, Holy Spirit. My hope leads me, Abba Father. In these three, my hope is found.
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Life is too short not to live with passion.
Find yours, and ask Him to reveal to you how to live them out & express them in a way that gives Him the glory!
KARLA LEES 