A Greater Thing

OK so I have been thinking, do people see God in me? In
how I interact with people at school, and with my family, and in my
schoolwork, and in swim, and well in everything I do. Can people tell that
I love God? Is what I do showing other people light? And I guess the
answer for the majority of all these questions∑ is no. I have really been
having a hard time in school and all just keeping up with work cause school
has always been my weak point, and am I pleasing God in what I do with
school work? No I‚m not. My family situation∑ has been a really rough one
this year for those you who don‚t really know me all that well∑ my dads
still living in Florida trying to sell our house down there, so I‚m up here
with my mom. Which for you girls... know can be a bit of a struggle, just
because of all the fights and disagreements of growing up and growing apart
from your mom. But am I pleasing God in how I‚m treating the situation? No∑
I‚m not. I mean that‚s just two example of how I‚m not living my WHOLE life
out for God∑. to show his love∑ and to show his character.

So my dad just got back for a visit from Florida, and my
sister was coming back from college so we were on out way to pick her up
from her boyfriend‚s. And I‚m just kinda sitting there listening to my ipod
and the song that I'm listening to is called Beautiful Love- The Afters.
And as I'm thinking about all this stuff and listening to this song, it hits
me. Wow∑ why am I so selfish. What could happen if I just show God in my
life∑ in ALL that I do? And right then this part of the song starts to
play∑.

The secret of the world is written in the stars
I'm carrying your heart in mine

What a beautiful smile
Can I stay for a while
On this beautiful night
We'll make everything right
My beautiful love

Maybe a greater thing will happen
Maybe all will see
Maybe our love will catch like fire
As it burns through me

Wow. The first part of that∑ God talking right into my heart. Yall ever had
that feeling? Ugh well it‚s an amazing feeling!! I mean when I needed
encouragement the most. I hear these words. „I'm carrying your heart in
mine.‰
And it‚s like∑ he saying. „Lauren∑ let me stay. I can make everything right.
My Beautiful Love.‰

And then when I heard the next part∑ its like∑ the answer to my questions.
What if I showed God in everything I do? What If I stopped trying to fix
everything on my own. What I Let God take it and lived it all out for HIS
glory, and not my own. „Maybe a greater thing will happen∑. Maybe all
will see∑ maybe HIS love will catch like fire∑ as it burns through ME.‰
Maybe if I change myself, maybe if I show who God really is, then his love
will catch life fire, from person to person to person to person. Think
about how many people would then know Christ‚s love. The number∑ is
unthinkable!!! So I guess ill just end it with a question to you all that
read this∑ and feel God tugging at your heart to do the same.

Are you willing to let it go, and to Live and to spread the burning love of
Christ?