February 13th

Maybe I should use the word pursuit...following the pursuit that God put in my heart. To pursue music and missions both together or seperately, doesn't really matter to me. My friends and I talked a lot about this subject and what it means to be finding your purpose in life. I was listening to a podcast from a preacher at my church and he said this "Our purpose is to know Him more clearly, to love Him more dearly, and to serve Him more nearly." This is our challenge. While I have passions in my heart that I want to use for his glory my purpose in life is to learn more about Him, love Him more and more everyday, and to serve Him daily. Enough said! I'm learning so much right now I'm having a hard time keeping it all in my head and expressing what I'm learning. This is so exciting, I am truly seeking God and all the glorious things about him. Now it's time to take the things I have and use them to show others His love...

Shanna

Passion with Prayer

My passion in life, as how I see it now, Music and Missions. My question...how can I put them together and travel the world singing, praising, and glorifying God?

I need a band first I guess....

Here is where I pray!

Shanna

Simply love...

I heard this song today in a new way. Before it's always been just a beautiful love song and still is, but today I heard it as a cry to Jesus and his reply back to me. Here it is...take a listen: A Thousand Years by Christina Perri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHkvan-NFnM (play while you read my lyrics)

ME: Heart beats fast

Colors and promises

How to be brave

How can I love when I'm afraid, To fall

But watching you stand alone

All of my doubt

Suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

Jesus: I have died everyday waiting for you

Darlin' don't be afraid

I have loved you for a Thousand years

I'll love you for a Thousand more

Time stands still

Beauty I know she is

I will be brave I will not let anything

Take away

What's standing in front of me

Every breath, Every hour has come to this

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you

Darlin' don't be afraid

I have loved you for a Thousand years

I'll love you for a Thousand more

And all along I believed

I would find you

Time has brought Your heart to me

I have loved you, for a Thousand years

I'll love you for a Thousand more

One step closer

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you

Darlin' don't be afraid,

I have loved you for a Thousand years

I'll love you for a Thousand more

And all along I believed

I would find you

Time has brought
Your heart to me

I have loved you for a Thousand years

I'll love you for a Thousand more

Day One...

My challenge question for the day, do I need improvement both physically and spiritually? Yes on both accounts. This body that I have is okay but it's not the best that I know it can be. You hear so often today about what you should be eating and what you shouldn't, drink and not drink, this or that and all are good points. I think it's important to be healthy especially when today there are so many factors that contribute to cancer and other sicknesses. I don't try and lose weight to "fit in" and look like models (which is really too skinny) but to know that I am fit and healthy to the best of my ability. I've got one body and I'm going to take care of it until I am no longer here.

Spiritually...here is where I struggle. Do I love God, absolutely!But do I REALLY know him. My struggle is finding him, hearing him, and know what he is trying to say. I also want to understand my purpose in life. I had a friend tell me that it's impossible to know, only one person knows. While that may be true it doesn't mean that I can't try and find it and on the way learn to find God, probably in the most unexpected places. My first task in this is a 365 day challenge(Uncommon Life by Tony Dungy) based on 7 core values:

Core
Family
Friends
Potential
Mission
Influence
Faith

It's going to take self discipline and it can only happen when I trust God to help. Pray for strength to keep going, when I fall to pick me up. I'm eager not only about this book but in the process. I'm pretty confident that I will learn new things even about myself and go out of my comfort zone every now and then. You know what...I can't wait!!!

Shanna