A Lens of Gratitude

there’s a wild time going on over here. going home here in a couple weeks seems to be approaching more and more rapidly everyday, which brings all the emotions. I’m deeply sad to leave Gap T to where my heart hurts, I’m expectant for what is in store for the months at home, and I’m incredibly thankful for these last months of leading these wonderful humans. Throughout these few months I kept a thankfulness journal, so i just wanna share a few of them with you.

1. racers that are hungry for so much more of God
2. laughing so hard my abs hurt
3. that i lead alongside people chasing hard after Kingdom
4. a stellar game of ultimate frisbee
5. the casita
6. bella vista rooftop views
7. sav bringing me coffee and praying for me
8. that Jesus doesn’t accuse or condemn us 
9. that He heals sickness and disease
10. people who think deeply
11. seeing pure joy on a man’s face after being healed and seeing him surrounded by his family
12. that i get to know people deeply and have fun with them too
13. my brothers, defs my brothers
14. being able to meet new people and hear their perspectives about life
15. that no one got lost in the ocean
16. good music that your soul feels
17. feeling incredibly peaceful and content
18. that Gap T is so generous
19. people who look beneath the surface in scripture and invite others into that
20. that Jesus is faithful and will come through
21. the spiritual authority Kacie walks in & that i’ve had the privilege to be under that authority
22. for slow mornings with friends and with the Lord
23. Han & I’s friendships
24. soul talks and people who get your soul
25. Upper Room music & their podcasts
26. dancing with people full of wonder in the moonlight
27. how deep the Father’s love is
28. when we turned around and all the kids were running towards us
29. that Jesus invites me in on the lives of others so that i can love them and fight for them
30. that we don’t have to offer all these sacrifices to be made right with God and to be pure
31. the boat ride from one side of the lake to the other – straight wonder
32. being around people who see the whimsy of life 
33. taking mental movies/pictures
34. good company & good views
35. people filled with gratitude
36. seeing the fruit come out of the seeds you’ve planted in people
37. listening to a whole podcast while doing laundry
38. rainy mornings with warm coffee and good music
39. Mae opening her home to us & making us breakfast and coffee
40. the fluffy orange clouds
41. painting with Han in the middle of the field 
42. nebraska getting that win
43. that i get to speak life on the daily into people and call them into who they are
44. getting to fly my kite and watching it go really high
45. that He puts things into perspective for me
46. that i’m washed by the blood of the Lamb and that He’s so worthy of everything
47. going on a walk and laying in the grass
48. how He gives meaning to everything
49. Psalm 100
50. my Kenyan Airways blanket. praise God
51. watching Racers step out in boldness and be obedient to what the Lord was asking them to do
52. being able to watch Fuego erupt
53. how clear the sky is – all the stars
54. painting walls while and having great conversation
55. house visits filled with laughter 
56. the moonrise
57. pillow talk
58. laughing and being weird with people
59. peoples eyes – defs their eyes
60. being able to celebrate people

God has being teaching me a lot about perspective and He’s shown me that gratitude is one the greatest lenses to see life through. 

“Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.”

Psalms100:1-5NLT