Something Good

I really want to be remembered for something good. Note I didn't say big or extraordinary...just remembered. As I think about Jenny's dad, David, and hear people talk about him, I've never heard one negative thing about him. Ever. He is someone to look up to and he is such an incredible example of how we should live our lives as Christ-like as possible. Patient, kind, loving, geunine...

I try so hard every day to help people realize how much they mean to me. I don't always succeed and sometimes I might have a bad day and don't do a very good job of showing Love towards others. That's when I have to humble myself and take a minute to thank God for all that He has done and ask Him to give me that gift of love. I just want people to realize how amazing they are. We live in a world where our role models seem to be people like celebrities or drug-addicts who have made a life for themselves, etc. That can be good and all but shouldn't our true role model be Christ? Shouldn't we be living everyday striving to be more like him and show the love he gave to us? That's hard. Real hard. But if you think about it, the more you pray and ask God to give you the gift of compassion and love, the easier it is because you realize how important it is, how He did the same thing for us, and how great it makes people feel. Not only that, it will make people realize something different about you. If you don't react in a negative way to something aggravating or you don't honk your horn everytime somebody cuts you off in traffic, people, whether you think so or not, will notice. And they will wonder. They will see Jesus living through you. They might not know it's Jesus but it is.

I want to be remembered for showing Christ's love everyday and in every situation. Yah, I'm gonna screw it up. But I'm sure gonna try. I've tried for a long time and I'm not gonna stop now. We had a message about "Acts of Random Kindness" and I totally agree that those things can mean the world to someone. I've tried to live that way for a long time only through the help of Christ and his love showing through me.

Ok...5 random things for the day: (even though it's only 3pm)
*I dyed my hair this morning. It's darker and I like it.
*I like this boy. We have fun. "Hey, do this."
*Jenny is amazing. Strong, courageous, hilarious, loving, patient...just like her daddy.
*I LOVE apple juice.
*I need some stuff from WalMart but that requires money...money that I don't have.

I have this verse on my laptop. It's one of my favorites. 1 Peter 4:8
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." (niv)
"Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything." (The Message)

Actually, just read all of 1 Peter 4. It's amazing.

You're amazing.