'I want to come to the end of my life and see how God was able to move into time and space through me. I want to see many moments that will last forever, many moments when I sat in boring or painful places that I preached anyway. I want moments that no one else saw but that God used to build His kingdom. If I am to go on living and breathing here, I want it to be worth it.
-Excerpt from Restless by Jennie Allen
God is so intentional in how He threads our stories together. He doesn't make mistakes. He leaves me speechless so often with His mercy, grace, forgiveness, kindness and love. And He is no pushover (smile). He is fierce and quite the disciplinarian. He is Sovereign. He is reliable and never changing. He is love.
Through the study, Restless, I began to understand that God is our dearest friend who created us for His Impossible. And I want to share Him with all of you in hopes that your faith is renewed, restored or deepened in Him. I strongly desire to encourage you to find your strength, worth & value in Him.
We are all broken. And we all wear masks that hide our brokenness. Throw off the mask and let yourself be known....fully known. And let's seek to fully know others. And love them in all of their vulnerability.
We need one another. We cannot go through this life alone. We are built to be in community.
'We all forget. We forget that God is real and that life is short. And we forget how we run this race matters. So, we need people to be for us. Someone who will place their fingers under our chins and lift our heads. I need perspective as I run. I get tired and want to quit. I need people ahead of me, shouting back that it is worth it. We need deep kindred souls behind us, making the run more fun and helping us to not feel crazy or alone'.
We need people. We need the right people. And sometimes finding the right people takes discipline and effort. When we find those right people, we have to fight for them. We have to prioritize time and issue grace over and over, because every human on this earth will disappoint us. ANd when that happens, we love and fight for them even harder.
-Excerpt from Restless, Jennie Allen
'I want to come to the end of my life and see how God was able to move into time and space through me. I want to see many moments that will last forever, many moments when I sat in boring or painful places that I preached anyway. I want moments that no one else saw but that God used to build His kingdom. If I am to go on living and breathing here, I want it to be worth it.
-Excerpt from Restless by Jennie Allen
God is so intentional in how He threads our stories together. He doesn't make mistakes. He leaves me speechless so often with His mercy, grace, forgiveness, kindness and love. And He is no pushover (smile). He is fierce and quite the disciplinarian. He is Sovereign. He is reliable and never changing. He is love.
Through the study, Restless, I began to understand that God is our dearest friend who created us for His Impossible. And I want to share Him with all of you in hopes that your faith is renewed, restored or deepened in Him. I strongly desire to encourage you to find your strength, worth & value in Him.
We are all broken. And we all wear masks that hide our brokenness. Throw off the mask and let yourself be known....fully known. And let's seek to fully know others. And love them in all of their vulnerability.
We need one another. We cannot go through this life alone. We are built to be in community.
'We all forget. We forget that God is real and that life is short. And we forget how we run this race matters. So, we need people to be for us. Someone who will place their fingers under our chins and lift our heads. I need perspective as I run. I get tired and want to quit. I need people ahead of me, shouting back that it is worth it. We need deep kindred souls behind us, making the run more fun and helping us to not feel crazy or alone'.
We need people. We need the right people. And sometimes finding the right people takes discipline and effort. When we find those right people, we have to fight for them. We have to prioritize time and issue grace over and over, because every human on this earth will disappoint us. ANd when that happens, we love and fight for them even harder.
-Excerpt from Restless, Jennie Allen
