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For the next forty days..

I'm committing to reflecting every single day :o

When I was thinking about things in my life that deter me from focusing on Christ, I couldn't help but think about my love for busy-ness and packing my schedule with "productive" activities and meetings. Especially after I started working full-time, it's been incredibly easy for me to go a whole day without reflecting on how God has been at work in my life. I am a complete Martha in my natural character, but I want to be more like Mary and learn how to chill at the feet of Jesus. Stopping everything I'm doing (leaving the inbox, calendar, and sports equipment) and simply thinking about how Jesus is involved and working in my life right now could be extremely beneficial :)

Another area I'm working on in my life is learning how to communicate my thoughts visually. I love using words (and praise God, I think He has given me the ability to communicate effectively in words) but thinking in images just don't come naturally for me. I'm thankful for the opportunities I've been given to grow in this area through the Publications (graphic design) team at HMCC (my team leader is the total opposite and definitely thinks in images hah), but I want to put myself in these growth opportunities by making my reflections a photoblog for the next forty days.


So here we go.. daily reflections on how Jesus is involved and at work in my life, all so I can fix my eyes on Jesus, the "author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2)!

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