Beautifully Broken

This post is mainly me questioning myself. I'm currently reading Not A Fan by Kyle Idleman (so far I highly recommend it) and I'm thinking about how to actually apply it to my life.  The theme of the book is that while knowing facts about Jesus is great and all, that means I'm His fan. I know the verses, can tell you some bible stories, ect. But do I KNOW him? I am firm in my beliefs that Christ died for me and that He is God's son. I know who He is, but do I really grasp that information fully? Honestly, I'm guessing not many of us do. We don't get the reality of just how awesome He is.  If we did grasp it, why aren't we telling literally everyone we see about it? I'll proudly wear my Baylor Tshirt for everyone to see which team I support, but why can't I tell one person about Someone so so so much greater than any earthly thing? Why do we feel awkward bringing up the subject of God? I want to be the person that can tell the waitress at that restaur...

So this past week I turned 20.  That's terrifying.  A friend nicely reminded me that this is the decade where so many important life changes will probably happen, such as graduating college, grad school, job in the real world, possible marriage and starting a family...STAHP.  Why can't I go put on some footie pjs and watch cartoons? Life can get crazy, but how in the world can someone get through the craziness without Christ at the center?  Let's look at the life of Joash and decide if we want to make the same choices as him, or go down a better path. (found in 2 Chronicles 24) So if we think our lives are crazy, Joash became king when he was SEVEN.  What's weirder than that?  He actually did a pretty good job of keeping focused on God even under all that pressure!  The prophet Jehoiada seems to have been a pretty good role model for Joash, because the young king did "what was right in the eyes of the Lord" all through Jehoiada's life.  After ...