Kaitlin SharpeA&A 10 1HOctober 16 2009WDYDWYD?About 2000 years ago, someone sacrificed His life for me. I live every single day in response to that sacrifice. He loved me even before I was born, and I am His child.I do what I do because I love the creator of the universe. Because I know that even though I am going to mess up and am far from perfect, He has a plan for me bigger than I could imagine.And because of His amazing love, I have love for those around me. I see people searching for more, I see pain, and I see suffering. My heart breaks for these people.I care for broken people, and my life is shaped by it. Genuine relationships become my main concern, and success is thrown on the backburner. In fact, my whole idea of success has changed. Success is no longer defined as monetary, educational, or personal. Success is living a life that is pleasing to God. Living a life that honors those around me, a life that is different.The things I do are not always in my comfort zone. In fact, most of the time they are far from it. Every time I go down to Mexico to build a house, my arms are bruised, my feet are tired, and my heart is torn. But I feel called to do this, to do hard things. I do hard things because 2000 years ago, Jesus did something much harder for me.Most importantly, I am not waiting for the future to begin making a difference. I do not look forward to a time when I can “start” to impact the world. I live for today. Today is the day I am called to sincerely love those around me. Today is the day I am called to do hard things. Today is the day I am called to offer up my life as a living sacrifice. Today is the day I am called to love the one who loved me first.I do what I do because Jesus sacrificed it all for me.
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