I have been a believer of Jesus for as long as I can remember. But I’m going to be vulnerable here. I have not always been a follower.
I’ve had no trouble believing in who he was. How He came to this earth, how He lived, and how He died for us. I’ve had no trouble believing that He rose from the grave. What I’ve struggled with, a good part of my life, is always making choices that reflect that. I have followed when it’s been convenient for me, or when it fit into whatever was going on in my life at that time. But so many times I’ve made selfish choices. Emotional choices. Choices that felt good in the moment. Some of those choices have cost me greatly.
Luke 9:23 “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.”
Daily. Every…Single…Day…
That’s a lot. And it’s hard. But if you really think about it, compared to what He did for us it’s not.
A few years ago, I started feeling God move in my life. Little things here and there. Some things I loved, like what I call God hugs. Things that you see or feel that you just know are from Him. But there were things that I also didn’t love. Convictions.
About a year and a half ago I decided I was going to read through the Bible. I’ve done it once before, years ago, if you’ve ever done it, you know that some of it’s not easy to read, or understand. So I got the Bible Recap book and started in. I saw something not too long ago that said if you spend time in God‘s word every day, there’s no way you cannot be changed. I’m here to tell you that is truth. As I read through, small convictions became bigger and weighed more heavily on me. I had to make changes. Changes that I didn’t want to make. Changes that brought me way out of my comfort zone. Changes that were hard. I will tell you though, I have felt Him with me through it all. And in the process of creating Dash Designs, Joshua 1:9 has become my anchor verse.
I want to live my dash well. I want to point people to Jesus.
I saw something else that said “I want to be so anchored in Christ that chaos around me does not produce chaos within me“ I love that. I think that with everything going on in this world that we could all use a little more anchoring in Christ. John 16:33 says "I tell you these things so that in me you will have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world"
If you made it this far, thank you. I am not an eloquent writer, and I certainly am not perfect or where I would like to be, but I am choosing to be more aware of where he leads me. I hope you will join me on the journey to anchor more in Him and let him guide your dash. 💕