Get excited.

Hello. I'm listening to Regina Spektor right now, because ever since Wednesday I haven't been able to get Samson out of my head. It's one of those songs that I loved and then somehow forgot about ... probably due to small memory space on my ipod.

Anyway. It's very late and I have to be at work in less than twelve hours so I should probably be asleep, but I felt like writing about something. I've been planning out more plot to Fat Beagles, and I need to get on with actually writing it now. Hopefully I'll find some time this week. Another thing I need to write is all the thank you's for my birthday gifts. I have such incredibly generous friends :)

TAFE is going good. So good, actually, that I can't help but sending up constant thanks to God for sorting everything out and making it go so well. I'm so glad that I trusted Him with the decision of what to do this year, because I was scared that I would make the wrong choice ... and I think I probably would have. I'm enjoying my classes and I've made friends already and I can just hear God saying, 'See? I told you it would be okay. Aren't you glad you trusted me?' Yes, Lord. I'm so, so, so glad. And so grateful. He has a plan for this year and I'm only just seeing the beginning of it... there's more to this story, I'm sure.

You know, I don't think people every appreciate how much LOVE God pours into the tiniest of things. I found the below quote on the internet, and you've probably seen it on my facebook or my tumblr, but I'll have to put it here too because I love it so much.

"What if gratitude was as natural as breathing, because we knew in our hearts that the air we breathe is grace?" 

I wish we all thought like this. Breathed like this. That off the cusp of every breath were the words 'thank you'. I wish we woke up and felt thrilled that GOD SAVED US. I read this blog post this morning and I completely and utterly agree with Kylee. She says "What would happen if we took great delight in being God's most important creation? The type of delight that enables us to wake up every morning absolutely giddy to speak His praises. Every second of every day?"

 I wish I could respond like that every time I woke up the morning. I wish that when I bumped into people I would have a bright smile on my face and be lit up with joy and they would ask me why I was so happy, and I would explain that's it's because my amazing God made me, and loves me, and saved me. Every. Single. Day. Ever. Can't we live like that? What's stopping us? Why don't I feel excited?

I'm going to pray about this. Pray with me. Let's be excited for God. Thrilled. Amazed. Awed. It's unbelievable, really. That the creator of the universe would love us unconditionally and want us to be with Him even though we turn away from Him. He has the power to destroy this earth and build a better one, and yet he hangs on to us. He loves us. And there's nothing that will ever stop him from loving us. He died for us. Doesn't that just bring you chills? The God of the universe died for you. And even more amazing, He conquered death, He rose again, and now we can be with Him forever. Honestly, it's more than my brain can comprehend. If I think to much about this thing called eternity, I start to freak out a bit. My human brain just can't take it all in. But God! He knows. It will all be okay if we trust in Jesus.

I'd really love to go into church on Sunday, and into TAFE on Monday, feeling thrilled because of Jesus. Let's be the Christians that are known for their love, their passion to serve, and their excitement for God.

I mean really, what's more exciting than knowing that because of Jesus' love for you, this earth is not the end, but the beginning?


p.s If you have a question, some encouragement, want to tell me that you feel encouraged, or you just want to say hi, please leave a comment :)