I refused to do it. For months. For days. I swore I would never do a blog hop. I mean, just the sound of it…reminds me more of a bunny rabbit…..than any online artistic writing that I had hoped to dabble in.
And it’s not Easter.
And my specialty is not so much organizing. Initiating. And trying to stir the delicate dance….that happens between people.
I am all about Jesus. Every cell within my Spirit. Longing for Him. Alone. To be where He is. Only about His business. Drawing myself and others….To the place where perfect peace lies.
His heart.
Home.
But isn’t it just like God. To call us from out of our comfortable zone. Ask us to do…what we have not thought….to do in and of ourselves. To stretch us, where the real fruit lies….just one step north of self.
And, what if….Jesus plans and our agenda’s clash….like a freight train going down tracks. Smack dab in a the middle of an unsuspecting night.
And what if engines need gas. And obedience is the liquid that fuels our sputtering LIVES. And while God calls us to join in, draw near each other, link up.
It sits there.
And sits there.
And sits there….
As the world seems to pass.
What then?
When God’s intentions collide with our desired missions? Do we obey? Or do we forfeit where He is? What He is doing? Where He is taking us….because it doesn’t go our way?
And with arms reaching. Arms of love that don’t stop the world from seeing. Him. In us. Will we come. Become. Transform. Because….
As we welcome others. We welcome God. And we can’t say we love God and not love other people.
And as I slay my own agenda. Inviting you. Once again. To link up. I stumble across two twitter messages….that stare at me. As eyes. From God.
True faith works.
and
We do not want to merely “see” beauty. We want to be UNITED with it, to receive it into ourselves, to become part of it. #CSLewis
Retweeted by Jen Avellaneda
And I think of how often, we stand back from afar. Watch. Observe. Look at the world from behind a glass wall. Instead of breaking down the barriers. Instead of risking. Fighting. Believing to be “One”, “Whole”, “Complete”, in Him.
That’s why this link-up is committed toward addressing both…
The obstacles to UNITY. And….
How we can have true UNITY in….
How we can have true UNITY in….
- Our marriages.
- With our children.
- With difficult family members.
- Our communities.
- In hard situations.
- Within the church.
Will you join in? If you choose to “UNITE” below, next week (along with our weekly “UNITE” post) you…yes, you…..could be the featured guest!
(If you don’t know where to start, check out the “UNITE?” tab at the top right of this blog.)
There are no rules!
* It would be great if you could add the UNITE button before you link up. But, it’s not a must.
Most important thing is that you are not an island in these storms of life. And through the ups and downs of wherever you are at, in life…you know the truth……You are not alone!
Ready? O.k. Time to link up! Can’t wait to stop by & read all your blogs!
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7 Comments
I’m thankful you decided to do the link up. I said I’d never do another series again, and just started one! Hopefully it will bless. I’ve linked up!
Barbie – So excited to pop over & check it out! Bless you, my friend & thanks for linking up!
Hi Jen, yay you have a linky. It is amazing how many new blogs you will come across so wide and varied. I have linked up and added your button but your button wont go anywhere. It just comes up with an error 404 not found. Maybe just test it? It could be blogger from my side.
Thanks for linking up your linky to my list 🙂
God bless
Tracy
Tracy – Thanks so much for letting me know. I am still try to catch the swing of this linky thing. Lol
So appreciate you & am thrilled to have you stop on by & participate in UNITE!
O.K. Everyone – I think I finally fixed the button! It’s free to for the taking! 🙂 Thanks for your patience & understanding!
Excited to visit you again (it’s been too long!), and join in on your linky Jen! It is such a great way to communicate with new people and be blessed by their thoughts and inspiration.
Blessings and love!
Denise
Hi Jenn, nice to “meet” you. got to your blog through Tracy’s- My daily walk in his grace! beautiful! I blog at womanhoodwithpurpose.com, if you want to take a look 😉
Remain blessed!