What do you love?

A few years back, a friend of mine was gracious enough to allow me to record a few of my original songs. He made it sound pretty, and I "released" it to close friends and family. It wasn't really a huge deal, but it was a lot of fun! It really challenged me to write things and to get my thoughts about God and my walk with Him down on paper.

I am not very good at journaling and though i used to do it all the time, have since been less and less frequent in my journal entires, to the point where, I am quite certain it has been about a year since my last one...whoops. Well, unfortunately, just as I got out of the habit of writing journal entries, I also got out of the habit of writing my thoughts down on paper in song/poem form.

Just recently, I was challenged to write a song for a specific event that is coming in our church. At first, I bucked at the idea because, well, because I am young and stupid, and still don't like to be told what to do! (Sorry, Jesus) But the more I got to thinking about it, the more I realized how much I needed this--not just for the event, but for me and Jesus.

I sat down one day and went to the Word (who says it better than God, Himself, right?). A friend of mine (I may have said this already, and if so, I apologize! Maybe I should read my own blog, huh?) sent me a verse a couple of months back Psalm 143:8, and it has really meant a lot to me--more than my friend probably knows.

Writing the song was fun, yes, but I think even more fun was the opportunity I had to allow others into this process with me. I don't generally like to have people hear a song before is completed, but something about this song made me think that it was time to move past my own desires and share this experience with some people. That has been the most rewarding of all, I think. It's like I got to open up who I am on the inside and who I want to be on the outside to people who love me and to people whom I love. I tend to think that people won't want to hear what I have written. Like somehow what I have to say about God is only for me. Not true. I know that the words I write on paper can mean just as much to others as they do to me--maybe even more, at times.

What do you love? What is it that draws you closer to your Creator? What is it that makes your heart beat faster and makes you want to share what just happened with all 900 of your closest friends? And just as importantly, do you share it? Do you tell them? Or do you think they won't care? Do you allow them to walk this journey with you? Or do you try to walk it alone?