old revelation - new perspective {in the park}

so last year God showed me something totally amazing about child-like faith. ever since then my eyes have kinda been more open to the way children act and then the way we, as adults, act; especially with our faith or our attitude towards God. Thus...i LOVE watching people...ALL THE TIME! :D

anyways, today we went to the park for prayer and a little bit of time outside for lunch. during prayer i was listening to my ipod, journaling, praying, & watching. as i looked to my right i could see two little boys (maybe 3 years old) running around in the open grass. then one of them jumped up on the summer stage and kind of walked over to where two of our guys were sitting. then he ran around on the stage for a bit then walked right over in between the both of them and walked down the steps. i could do nothing but laugh because the little boy was totally oblivious. seeing how his friend made out, the other boy did the same thing, this time he walked on the outside of where one of the guys was sitting. again, he didnt care.

he didnt care who was watching. he didnt care what other people thought. he didnt care what stood (or sat) in his way, he was gonna get to where he wanted to go. those boys didnt care how high the jump was from the stage to the grass. they were totally unhindered. they were free!

i then looked down @ my journal and decided that anything i had written didnt really hold a candle to what i just saw with my eyes. i turned everything i had just seen into something could be realized in my own life. how do we act when we are in the presence of a stranger vs. how we act when we are in the presence of our Daddy God???

do we care? do we care who sees when we worship our God? do we let obstacles stand in our way? do we jump no matter how high it is? do we care what the cost is? do we depend on the conditions to determine our worship?

--> these are just some questions that i took from my view in the park today. ask yourself these questions. do they ring true in your life? are you living out your faith like a child? child like faith is beautiful.

~learning to be like a child again~
Kali

bunny = Jesus?!?

Easter is this Sunday.
WE signify Easter w. a bunny.
Easter is about Jesus.
Since when did the bunny represent Jesus??

think about this. leave a comment. share your thoughts. thats the best part!

--> this week as we have visited the stepping stones that led Jesus to the cross i have realized that it was more than just His destiny. it took more than the average "it's time now." it took courage, strength, and a will power that only God Himself could have instilled in Jesus.

Youth Convention 2011

ive been asked a few times this weekend what my favorite part of youth convention was. my question following that question is; do i have to have one? so many things happened and youth convention, for me, is always a blast! but this year...

i got to do the best job EVER! (stage camera) i explained it this way to someone - i got to see things that other people couldn't. God used that little video camera to show me exactly what He loves. it was beautiful...& so indescribable. i got to see hundreds of teens and leaders be hit by the power of God and i got to see some students realize for the first time that even though their earthly father didn't exist, they had a heavenly father that wanted to give them EVERYTHING! the reason my job was the best ever is because i got to attempt to show everyone else what i was seeing. i got to catch it all through a lense to be projected onto a massive screen for all to see.

it wasnt easy and not all of what i saw did everyone else see but the things that i saw will forever be remembered. i mean, its not every day that you get to talk about being paid in mints and watching as teens receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit all in one night. (not at the same time i might add)

i was asked by someone if i was still blogging. that was a loaded question. i still blog. just not as much as i would like to. i journal ALL the time and post most of what i write on facebook. blogging just isnt a top priority...i mean, why would it be when i can update my facebook status by text message and say what i need to at any time instead of having to wait to write it all out. but then again, isnt that the point. for it all to be written out for others to understand?!

im going to try to stay on top of things. its april already....lets start there! ;D

ponder on this for a minute: God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac -> God asked him to give up what he was promised. would you do it? not only would you do it but would you do it without arguing? Abraham did. he went all the way to the point of putting Isaac on the alter when God made a ram appear. God knew what He was doing....oh, and He still does!

until next time,

kali

quick

This is gonna be a quick post but mostly just to say hi and to let everyone know that once i get my computer fixed...i will start blogging more. i have written some stuff on paper but after a bit of unknown encouragement im gonna start putting up on the blog.

this weekend is NNED youth convention. my 3rd one!! :D wow, its crazy to think that i've been here for 2 full years. well. gotta go get dinner. gotta be back for service soon :)

much love and i'll be back later.

- kali