My life

To start I want to say that my life is not my own. "Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?" Luke 9:23-25

These two blogs adequately describe how I feel right now, in terms of how I want to live my life.

This one talks about the living a life beyond the materialistic things.

• "We have cute handbags, pretty paper, and desire gorgeous houses. Our society is consumed with superficial loveliness."
• "And while God created true beauty, it isn’t found in home decor or luxury cars. It’s not really about perfect figures or chiseled
  appearances."
• "There’s nothing desirous about poverty so devastating it chokes the very breath out of you. The stench of living without simple resources
  makes you want to run."

Here is a blog discribing a 20-something single mom to 13 girls in Africa. She is giving up her life to serve her daughters and following God even if it's dangerous and risky.

These women seem to really get the whole “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple" thing you know? (Luke 14:26-27)

I want my life to look like that.