It makes my heart melt

So this past week has been absolutely amazing!! I have really missed Caitie you guys don't even understand. We have been best friends since we were in diapers, even though we were both in diapers till we were 13 ;) (but we don't about that much). I must say bike riding 20 miles, and walking a ton is really making me muscular. Hehe. Well as I was on Brighten (the band) Myspace page today, and they have links to their blogs, so me being the curious me I went to each blog, and on Justin's blog I found this...

I love you enough to give you the world.

Dig through every oyster on earth for a perfect pearl.

Stitch you sweaters, so you won't be cold.

Love you like you're young when you're growing old.

I love you enough to give you my jacket.

Give you my money, I don't need it, have it.

Give you my heart, and everything I own.

Give you marble when you're used to stone.

I love you more than your favorite pet.

More than your spouse, that you haven't met. V

Enough to swim across the ocean wearing cement shoes.

God loves you more than I do.

Doesn't this just touch your heart? Because it touches mine, probably because it is so true. I don't think anyone could put it in simpler, yet complex, obvious, yet unique, plain, yet so beautiful, unprofessional, yet so poetic, imperfect and perfect all in one! What I am saying is the way Justin puts Gods love so straight forward but still your thinking "I never have thought about it like that" but probably that's just me. Heh. I just love the way this is so true, and people don't even realize, God's love is so pure and perfect, God's love is deep, passionate, intimate, yet so real and in your face as it can get. I find myself living day by day forgetting why I call myself a "Christian", I mean why do I call myself a Christian?? Because it is the only way to heaven?? Because it looks good on a resume?? Because it makes me feel like a better person?? Or maybe it's because it's what all my friends are doing?? (Though probably not!!) I mean think about it, if you call yourself a Christian (Baptist, Lutherans, Seventh Day Adventist, Methodist etc. whatever) why are you what you say you are, truly deep down, that moment when you excepted Christ (if you really did) it's because of his love, and how he expressed it on the cross. Jesus didn't have to do what he did, but he did it anyways he gave his absolute all for EVERYONE who was and is going to be. Yet still day after day I have to try to remember to have at least 10 minutes quiet time. And I think to myself "Why is that??" why should I have to force myself to spend time with a God who WANTS to know me, who WANTS to spend time with me and I being the selfish me, I just don't care. I should feel honored to know there is a somebody...a BIG somebody who wants to know me, spend time with me, and who wants to be my best friend. I have been thinking about this for a long time, and when I read Justin's blog it sparked something in me, that really helped me see again why I call myself a child of God (a.k.a Christian). God is not a mean glowing being with wings just sitting up in the clouds ready to smite sinners, He is a loving God who really does WANT to know us!! So I encourage you just examine your heart right now and ask yourself..."Why am I a Christian." because for me personally I find myself being a "Christian" for all the wrong reasons. When God just wants us to know him and he wants to love on us. I dunno, that's what I have been thinking about lately.

Mainly this blog was for Christians, but I also hope that if you are not a Christian, or if you don't know Christ that somehow you know that Jesus really just wants a relationship. Well I have been doing many things here and been on the go go go, so I haven't had much time to write. Hope all of you are doing well, and really hope you will comment to AT LEAST let me know you read it. Maybe that's too much to ask. Well goodnight everybody have a lovely evening, or maybe its morning, or lunch, or whatever the case may be I hope its lovely. :D