I will follow.

All your ways are good
All your ways are sure
I will trust in you alone
Higher than my side
High above my life
I will trust in you alone

Where you go, I'll go
Where you stay, I'll stay
When you move, I'll move
I will follow you
Who you love, I'll love
How you serve I'll serve
If this life I lose, I will follow you
I will follow you

Light unto the world
Light unto my life
I will live for you alone
You're the one I seek
Knowing I will find
All I need in you alone, in you alone

In you there's life everlasting
In you there's freedom for my soul
In you there joy, unending joy
and I will follow

In all honesty.

In all honesty, I'm uncertain.

I change my mind so often. I'm flighty, I would say. I get bored easily, but commit whole-heartedly when I mean it. Sometimes too soon. Often I invest all of me into something far too early, too quickly. In all honesty, I'm extremely trusting. Even when people don't deserve it. I let myself get involved, and become vulnerable. Then, I get hurt. In all honesty, I have a heart for people. I tend to feel so much for someone that I can't keep it hidden. I love words. This may sound redundant, but in all fairness, words are so beautiful. So much power is in words. They can break your heart, confuse you, and enrapture your attention. Words can intoxicate you. In all honesty, I believe words carry so much weight, it's overwhelming. Have you ever read something, a poem or letter, that left you breathless? I feel that perhaps, at some point, life will leave us the same way; breathless, mystified, and in awe. Life, people say, is something to be cherished and shared. I do not disagree with this, however, there are a few things I believe should be added. Life is simple in the most complex of ways. It is beautiful and intricate in each part. Each life has a purpose. People say life is too short. I think that life is exactly the amount of time that is needed. Life is truly something. Soak in the moments, they will soon be a memory.

In all honesty, I think people are too consumed.

Consumed in themselves, in work, in the world. When your mind is so full of material thoughts, there is rarely room for what is really important. People spend their time searching for something, anything to fill the emptiness. The void inside them yearning to be whole. People jump from job to job, place to place, thing to thing waiting to be happy. In all honesty, nothing will satisfy. No amount of stuff, or money, or power will ever be enough. For a while, there might be a fullness, but eventually, the void starts to form again. Again, we search for something. At what point will we wake up, at what point do we realize? He is the only one that satisfies, the only thing that will not leave you feeling empty over time. We can keep searching, but in all honesty, there is none other. He is the answer to every problem, every desire, every heartache.

In all honesty, people aren't perfect.

Who can say otherwise? We can't expect them to be, or we undoubtedly will come up broken. I cannot expect to never be hurt, or to be not betrayed by another. This is in the simplest word, life. However, do not stop trusting. Do not stop loving, do not stop pursuing. Be there for people. Use what you have in this life to accomplish dreams. Do not be discouraged if you fall; we all stumble. Keep forgiving. Don't ever lose hope. Remember that love conquers all. Above all, know that He is always waiting to restore, to fill, to enrapture in love.

Oh, how He loves us so.

The other night I was driving home. It was around 8 o'clock and I was nearly home when I saw something fluffy on the side of the road. I looked over and there was a baby kitten curled up into a ball right there next to the street. I freaked out a little bit and was so afraid it would get hit, so I turned my car around and rushed back to get it. I picked up this little ball of fur and took her home with me. This kitty was so helpless and it made me sad to think that if I hadn't picked her up, she more than likely would have gotten run over. I immediately started obsessing over this kitty and named her Sophie. I went out that same night and bought kitten food. Trying to figure out what to do with Sophie was so frustrating because I knew I couldn't keep her. I was ever so quickly growing attached to Sophie. I ended up keeping her for about 5 days before I gave her to a no-kill cat shelter. It surprised me how much I had grown to love Sophie in the very short time I had her.

The experience reminded me of how God figuratively picked us up off the side of the road and saved us. Without Him, we wouldn't be where we are. It also gave me a little glimpse into God's love as well. How much I loved that little kitty isn't even a fraction of how much God loves us. His love is eternal and omnipresent. It's so comforting to know that the love God has for us is unwavering and unconditional. On this journey of life that we all take part in, we stumble every now and again. It's inevitable as the rain. We make mistakes that we would give anything to undo, but that doesn't change how God feels about us. He knows our heart. He knows who were, who we are, and who we are to be, and loves us anyway. How awesome! At some point, we all find ourselves on the side of the road, helpless and alone. Without hesitation, our Father scoops us up and pours out His love; the same way I did with Sophie. I hope you experience God's great love for you, for it's truly intoxicating.