Simplicity

"There lies a fine line between simplicity and..." - Brown Sugar
Yeah, I don't remember the whole quote from the much acclaimed movie about falling in love with hip hop and it doesn't really apply to what I'm thinking about today.
I'm thinking I'm excited. It's coming time to start giving it away and packing up for a year on the move. Excited, yes. Nervous, you bet. Anxiously anticipating all that God is going to do. All I'm gonna learn, all the people He gets to touch through me and my classmates. Living with new people, being a part of the body of Christ around the world. Yeah, I'm excited. Now how about I start living it out now. How about I focus on today, as long as it is called today so that i can encourage my brothers and sisters in Christ along the way. Sounds like a great idea. I admit I've been distracted lately, unfocused, separated, weary of doing good; I'm ready to open up my heart again and let Him back in. Simple as that, again and again. The gift of grace. The realization that once again, I can't do it on my own...school, life, cancer, disease, distance, boys, girls, lust, time, energy, intelligence, serving, loving, leading...good or bad or somewhere in between...it's not about what I can do. it's about what He can do in me.
Yep, I'm ready for simple...I know deep down life isn't simple. I know deeper down that life with Jesus is simple...don't loose eye contact or the water won't be able to hold me up.
I will throw off all that hinders and run with perseverance the race marked out before me.