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Colossians 3: 12-14

So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

On a random, nothing special day, I ran across this picture...

and my outlook on life changed.

We I have consistently been in a funk lately.

On my bills to income ratio...bills are #winning, Drama is around every corner and I just feel lost.

People come into my place of business and I word vomit all my problems all over them ( #bringtoweluponentering).

I've been so involved in myself and my hopeless situations, that I forget to be selfless and show love. I am getting on my OWN nerves.

Then, on another random stressful day, as I am "desperately seeking susan " God in my bible and through prayers and coming up feeling empty...

I come across this passage...

Colossians 3:12-14....put on love... 

Regardless of what else you put on...put on love.

How hard is that?

A simple daily choice. Everyday. To add an extra layer as your getting ready.

I know, life happens. Good intentions start every morning and we have a clean slate and are ready to start our daily resolutions...

Then mistake are made, bad moods hender our love walk...and we are right back to stress and attitudes.

You do not become a Christian and just miraculously, the rest of your life,  have this love that just pours out of you constantly.

We should though, we should be so excited about what God is doing in our life and is going to do, that we just walk around in rainbows and sunshine (very snow white).

But that takes time. Time spent with the Father. Time learning your own way through the bible and his teachings. Listening to people who strengthen your walk.

Jesus says in John 17:3 

(backstory: Jesus had just told his Disciples that he was about to leave, to be with the Father. He then goes on to pray to God over himself, his disciples and all believers.)

" And this is the real and eternal life: They they know you, the one and only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent."

Did you catch that?

This. is. the. real. and. eternal. life.

Right now. In the midst of our every day life.

If we were to really dig and learn and get to know, not someone we know ABOUT...but someone we know personally... God, Christ and the Holy Spirit.

If we read and really, truly believed what was written. Could you imagine the kind of overwhelming joy we would have daily?

We would be EXCITED! Jumping up and down excited!

I truly believe that.

I also believe that is what this blog's purpose is for.

To take a ordinary wife, mom and believer ( #pickme )...and turn her into a proverbs 31 wife, God led mother and (dare I say) radical believer.

I want to find this overwhelming all incompassing love that the bible speaks of, people sing about and worshipers give up their lives for.

Join me.