Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Declaration of Dependence
One of the many lessons I've learned in my walk with Christ is that when I'm on the point of breakthrough in my life, right when I'm about to "jump in," so to speak, something comes my way as a distraction. It can be a number of things: a guy, a family conflict, a financial crisis, whatever. But it's always something.

The mistake I've made in the past -- when I've encountered these distractions -- is that I've simply given into them. I let them do what they intended to do: distract me. And they've often caused me to lose my focus and take my eyes off of Christ. By the time I regain my focus, I find myself shaking my head and wondering where I went wrong. What just happened? Wasn't I just wholeheartedly pursuing Christ with everything within me, worshiping Him every chance I got, talking to Him every second I could find to, and chasing after everything He has in store for me? How did I get here, in this place of compromise, this place where -- all of sudden -- being with Him is a burden and second priority?

I'm not writing all of this to say that I'm at that place again. Honestly, I'm writing this because I see distractions on the horizon, and I refuse to let them overtake me this time. I refuse to take my eyes off of Christ, my Love, and cause me to pursue the things of Weslynn instead of the things of God. I refuse to put anything before Him, ever again. I'm tired of getting sidetracked by my own selfish desires. They never satisfy me anyways. Time and time again they have only mislead me, and I've ended up with no peace, no joy and no true contentment.

So I say all of this to declare that I will not lose my focus again. I will not choose to go my own way, but instead, I choose Christ. I choose to be dependent and completely reliant on Him. To chase after Him and keep my eyes on Him, my one true love.

This is my declaration of dependence.

From my heart,

Weslynn at 3:01 PM

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

What do you do for fun?
I used to hate that question. Because I usually couldn't answer it -- at least not without racking my brain to remember the last really fun thing I did just for myself (which doesn't include a church event or volunteer activity). Now please don't take that last statement the wrong way. Anybody who really knows me knows that I love my church family, and I'd rather spend time with them than almost anyone else. They're my fam, my peeps, and I wouldn't trade 'em for the world. But, like all things in life, balance is necessary. And not too long ago, I didn't have that balance. If I wasn't working, I was doing something at the church. And I never made time for myself to do anything outside of these two things. I never knew how to do anything fun.

That's why I am proud to say that I have a tan. Yes, I have a tan. Now for those of you who are blessed with beautifully pigmented skin, you won't understand what that means to a white girl like me. Looking at me, you'd never know that I have Italian and Cherokee in my blood. For some reason (thanks, Dad's side of the family...), it's very difficult for me to get a tan. I have to really work at it.

So for my skin to show signs of color, it means that I've been spending some good time at the BEACH! I truly am proud of myself for taking the time out to go, just for me. Since the official start of summer three weeks ago, I have been every week. Add that to the times I went before summer officially started, and I've been about 5 or 6 times in the past month and a half. Which is a huge feat for me, considering that's more than I've been the last 3 years combined (no exaggeration)! Again, I've just never made the time until now.

Bomquita (along with Kristin and sometimes Mikey) has been my beach buddy for almost every trip, and we've truly had a blast! Dunkin' Donuts' iced coffee and Sonic's limeade have kept us hydrated and cool, and every time we go, I have so much fun. Thanks, Bom, for the good times! My buddies Hillary and Kristen have also been great sand-and-sea companions, and here's a cute shot of us at IOP last weekend.

So go ahead... ask me what I do for fun. (Go ahead!) Thanks for asking! Well, I love to chill at the beach with a good cooking magazine, soaking up some rays and digging my toes in the sand. Another favorite past time is renting a movie, popping a bag of popcorn, eating a Brown Cow, Jr. with a glass of Diet Coke at my side... and just chilling on the couch with Jade. That's really a perfect evening for me! A good two hours of uninterrupted "me" time, at home, in my PJs.

Oh, and I also love to paint! I've only painted with oil colors a few times, but it's on my list of "things I like to do for fun that I should do more often." Maybe I'll blog about that in the future...

So to answer your question, that's what I do for fun. :)

From my heart,

Weslynn at 12:39 PM

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Monday, July 09, 2007

Five things I dig about Jesus MEME!

Mary tagged me for this cute meme. The rules are simple:

1. Those tagged will share 5 things they DIG about Jesus!!
2. Those tagged will tag 5 other bloggers!

Here are my 5:

1. He's an awesome listener!

2. He has a great sense of humor... and appreciates mine!

3. His patience for me never wears thin.

4. He's rescued me from some bad situations, in both my childhood and adult life. He's that knight in shining armor to me! :)

5. He has no personality flaws that I have to "look past" in order to love Him. Unlike people, He's easy to love because He's flawless and beautiful.

I tag:

1. Hillary
2. Kristin
3. Liz
4. Pastor Clint
5. I have to bend the rules here... I don't know anybody else that hasn't already been tagged!

Weslynn at 10:35 AM

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