Invitation for Adventure

"Come away with Me, Come away with Me
It's never too late, it's not too late
It's not too late for you


I have a plan for you
It's gonna be wild
It's gonna be great
It's gonna be full of Me

Open up your heart and let Me in"


These lyrics from Jesus Culture resound in my soul because Jesus often says those exact words to me, "come away with me, let's go on an adventure.  I have something to show you!"  He knows me and He knows how easily I get distracted, He knows that I need him to draw me away sometimes so that I can realize just how much He loves me and romances me. 

 I love how the song prophetically says, "I have a plan for you.  It's going to be wild, it's going to be great, it's going to be full of me."  When I hear this song, I cannot help but think about how He drew me away to Texas just so I would know Him more intimately.  He knew I would get so easily distracted in Chicago.  Jesus knew that there were things there that I love deeply and would likely focus on more than growing in my relationship with Him.  He knew my heart and my desires and said, "Come away with me, I have more for you."  He invited  me to go on this incredible adventure with Him.  An adventure that has been exactly what this song says... wild, great, and full Jesus.  Leaving my father's house and moving close to 1100 miles away from everything I have ever known because Jesus called me to go with Him, may sound crazy, but it has been wild, great and I have come to know Jesus more than I ever thought possible.  From the moment I got in the car with my brother to embark on this journey, I have had to completely, 100% rely on the Lord for EVERYTHING.  It is kind of scary not know how things are going to work out time and time again and not having much of a security net.  But through this my faith has grown ridiculously and He repeatedly tells me, "Hey, remember when I did this (fill in the blank)...... Yeah, you should see what else I have in store for you!"

Ever since I have become completely dependent on Him, I have learned so much about how God loves to lavish His children with His love and good gifts.  It has been sooo incredible and "wild" if you will, to be a witness to some of the things that the power of Jesus Christ has done in my life and the lives of those around me because we accepted His invitation of, "Come away with me."  This adventure has been more wonderful than I could have imagined.  Jesus has revealed Himself to me in ways that I never dreamt of before.  He continues to romance me and draw me deeper and deeper into Himself.  I still ask myself pretty often why am here? why am I so far from home- this isnt easy at all, but deep down I know that this journey greater than anything I would have planned for myself.  He said that this adventure was going to be full of Himself, so I'm not really sure why I'm surprised by how He constantly shares His heart with me.  Adventures with Jesus may seem scary and they are almost never easy, but they are soo much better than anything you could plan on your own.  Next time you feel Jesus gently saying, "Hey why don't you come with me?"  Maybe you should respond, you never where He will take you.

It's crazy to think that this is only the beginning of the journey.  I cannot wait to find out where else He will take me both physically and spiritually.