post.it.note.project.

i love it that god gives me keys and also that he asks me to...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:43:58 -0400

i love it that god gives me keys and also that he asks me to give them right back away. this key was left on a door in paris.

you will have complete and free access to god’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. [matthew 16:19]

left in my apartment window in riomaggiore, italy. let’s...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:19:00 -0400

left in my apartment window in riomaggiore, italy.

let’s pretend for a moment that the lord is a smoker and when you stand close to him, you take in the second hand smoke of what is is inhaling and exhaling. you breathe in what he is breathing out.
god is, i imagine, not a smoker. he is a dreamer, a creator and when we stand close to him and breathe in his dreams, we begin to second hand dream. we begin to take in what hie desires and sees and is passionate about. we breathe it in and breathe it out, just like him.

i’m praying to be a second hand dreamer.

left in a the provence region of france.

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:34:00 -0400

left in a the provence region of france.

left in vernazza, italy. do not fear if you are lost or walking...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:45:14 -0400

left in vernazza, italy.

do not fear if you are lost or walking with no sight of the road ahead. you will know which way to go because the lord is leading. you will know which way to go because you have not passed this way before.

left in montmartre district of paris.

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:55:27 -0400

left in montmartre district of paris.

left in paris.

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:11:57 -0400

left in paris.

left in notre dame.

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:09:01 -0400

left in notre dame.

left in notre dame cathedral.

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:44:06 -0400

left in notre dame cathedral.

post it note left in paris.

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:34:51 -0400

post it note left in paris.

a little sabbatical!

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:12:41 -0400

so sorry that i’ve been absent from this project over the past month. life has been a little bit crazy with shooting weddings, preparing to move and also getting ready to travel for the next few weeks.
i just wanted to let everyone know that i haven’t stopped the project…far from it! there are tons of post.it.notes that i have written down and stuck all over the pages of my journal, just waiting to be photographed and then posted.
i promise that after i get back from europe, there will be lots to share.
because the lord is good and his goodness never ceases!

i went to a graduation where the speaker used this quote to...

Mon, 02 May 2011 22:44:00 -0400

i went to a graduation where the speaker used this quote to illustrated her point on the value of learning, but the lord gave me a fresh word from what she said.
what we love really does become who we are.
that’s why paul said that the love of christ compelled him.
love became him. christ in him. christ transforming him. christ alive.

i left this post.it.note in the virginia highlands burrough of atlanta after letting it sink in for a few days what it meant to really love the lord and then let him make something in you. when we love the lord, we join his suffering and his glory. it would be impossible to join him in his glory alone. in suffering, our relationship is made perfect.

so, in the end…i believe that its worth it.
love the lord.
let yourself be compelled by him.

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Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

god. i want to delight in you. i want life to spring forth from...

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

god. i want to delight in you. i want life to spring forth from our relationship. i believe that there is greater intimacy everyday with you.

moses told the lord that if his presence would not go with the...

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

moses told the lord that if his presence would not go with the israelites, they didn’t not want the journey. they did not want to pass in front of the presence of god or beyond it. they wanted to be in the midst of his presence because his presence is what brings life. moses was looking towards the promised land, but his eyes were focused on the glory of the lord. the land made no difference to him if the lord’s presence would not be there.

i’m praying into this, praying into this desire to see the promised land of my life and of people around me. it is entirely too easy to become focused on the promises of god rather than on god himself, his ability to redeem rather that his love towards us and out response toward him. no matter the promises, i don’t want them if god’s presence is not there with me.
without his presence, all things exist without meaning.
sanctify my mind god…that i may desire your spirit more than your works, your love more than your promises.
teach me to not walk beyond you, but to stay in the midst of where you are.

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Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

they are life giving…

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

they are life giving…

this post.it.note comes from my friend adam.we sat at the coffee...

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

this post.it.note comes from my friend adam.
we sat at the coffee shop talking about human relationship and the dangers of really loving others, of abandoning yourself to that love and that, maybe, we don’t even understand the word love itself. i am limited by my own understanding…by my own mind.
what we talked about for hours is that love, very often, isn’t a feeling. it is a choice and an action. it is something that maybe won’t come naturally.
it reminded me a lot of what the lord was teaching me in december about letting my love rise up, above myself, above my justifications for withholding it, above my feelings and my understanding.
love must rise up.
because if we are compelled by the spirit, we shouldn’t even know how to withhold it any longer. the spirit flow freely and our love should follow in that path.

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Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. you who dwell in...

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:54:00 -0400

your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. you who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy. [isaiah 26]

easter.
a lot of today should be a celebration…and it is, but it is also hard. the resurrection almost makes the grave that much more real and hard. it is hard to know that the lord can resurrect situations and lives and also hard to know that we choose to participate in that resurrection. we choose to say yes or to say no.
so today has been incredibly joyful and also broken. my eyes see places that need the breath of god. they need redemption and resurrection.
i don’t doubt what the lord can do, that his heart is for redemption but the most beautiful thing about him is also the most frustrating at times. he allows us the freedom to choose. i can’t choose for others to receive redemption. i can’t choose how the situation will play out.

what i’ve learned more than anything is that i can’t manipulate god. i can’t manipulate his spirit to rise more or his presence to be more by my actions. neither can i prevent his spirit from working in the ways it is going to work. nothing i do will provoke or prevent him. god is who he is. his breath goes everywhere, we have to choose to take it in.

so today i’m celebrating that god breathes life freely, abundantly and willingly. i’m also praying into the grave and asking that it would receive life, receive healing and redemption.

anything and everything he has started in you will be brought to...

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:54:00 -0400

anything and everything he has started in you will be brought to completion. he never leaves us as orphans…our hearts are never abandoned.
he is a good father.