“Do I know how valuable I am to God? Should I even be valuable to God? How am I valuable to God?”

We all want to be valuable. I know, because  - Love is proof. Acceptance is proof. Security is proof. Connection with others is proof. Laughter is proof. Even something negative like, betrayal is proof. We want to be treated valuable and the fact that betrayal hurts is proof.   

For Christianity begins not with a big DO, but with a big DONE.

"Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you." - Andrew Murray

It's been one of those weeks that make you want to call your loved ones, tell them how important they are to you, why you love them and make sure they hear it on this side of death.

I was a loner in my childhood years and the reality of living in a new jungle surrounded by "the locals", simply reinforced my emotional isolation. It was where I felt the safest. One day, as I was exploring this jungle on my bike, the doubts I had about this new dense, dark place, and the dangers that loomed hidden, were validated as truths.

I realized how much I love our parking lot. Weird, huh? I mean, I think it's kind of weird. It's not the nicest parking lot. It's not the prettiest parking lot. It's not the most well-kept parking lot either. So why do I love our parking lot?