Live Life...Unconditionally.

The more I grow up, the more I realize that I want to do bigger and better and more efficient and more meaningful things with my life.
I want to REALLY live.
You may hear people say that all the time. And everyone has different meanings of "really living".
But what does it mean to you?
To me, it means:
Riding a bike on the streets of Paris.
Visiting small towns in Africa.
Paying for someone behind me in the drive-thru.
Giving a stranger a hug just because they deserve it.
Taking a midnight walk around Florence.
Riding in a hot air balloon.
Visiting my World Vision and Compassion kids in their countries.
Sleeping outside under the stars during the summer.
Eating far too much European gelato.
Taking my small group girls on adventures where they can love Jesus unconditionally and show Jesus to the world just by being them.
Playing soccer with little kids and bringing them joy because I did so.
Getting in the car and driving for hours to nowhere in particular.
Raising money for a better cause than myself.
Seeing the Nutcracker in New York City.
Riding a trolley. Heck, riding a train.
Going on a Destiny Rescue mission trip.
Being real. Being authentic.
Tipping largely at a restaurant.
Getting a spontaneous tattoo.
Smiling at people.
Taking pictures of the world and showing its beauty in the right light.
Being bold.
Doing outreaches just because you want to show that Jesus is love.
Sitting in Starbucks for hours on end just reading and blogging.
Not being normal.
Taking a road trip just to see a concert.
Doing anything I can to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
And doing things that make an impact on the world.
I want to start a movement.
A "Let's Live And Really Live And Really Live for Jesus" movement.
Something where we all of these things happen, but with an underlying meaning. The underlying meaning that we are love. And that God loves this world.
So why can't we ride bikes on the streets of Paris and love people?
Why can't we tip far too largely?
Why should we stay silent?
Why should we stay normal?
Some people would say it's because of money or because we need to face reality. That we don't have the funds or the ability to 'live life'. That we need to get our heads out of the clouds and stay within our limits of normality.
I say that's ridiculous.
We serve a God who provides. And provides big things. So why can't he provide ways for us to live life if we're living life for him?
Let's be our own person.
Let's do things.
Let's fight the good fight.
Get up. Get out. Live large.
Let's get our lives started.
Let's show them why we do what we do. Why Jesus is our who our hearts long for. Why we're called to be bold.
Let's be a changed generation and make a dent in this world.
Let's show them what we've got and how we can REALLY LIVE.
Because trust me....we can.