Heart of Worship

Kelli

Growing up in a military family has made life an adventure! I was born in Dallas, TX in ’87 and have moved many times since then. Traveling is one of my favorite things, but doing it with seven siblings only adds to the fun! Recently, we moved to Guam and are loving the island lifestyle.

At the age of 13 I accepted Christ as my Savior, but it wasn’t until a couple years ago that I really started pursuing Him with a passion; not just to know Who He is, but to have a growing relationship with Him. I am convinced that God brings hardships into our life not to drive us away from Him, but to draw us near and to show us Who He really is. Although it’s been painful, I’m so thankful for the hardships He’s brought me through, because without them I wouldn’t have the love for God that I do now. My greatest desire is to not only have a relationship with Him but to live it out – to be real, open, honest, and share with others the things He’s taught me and encourage them to love Him above all else.

Besides writing, I love playing piano, running, traveling, spending time at the beach, hiking, listening to music, reading, meeting new people, interior decorating, color, bowling, coffee shops, and spending time with my niece and nephew!

“Do the hardships in life drive you to God, make you pursue God more passionately? That’s where I want to be – passionately pursuing God.”
~Unknown

The Beauty of His Love

If our greatest dreams and desires are fulfilled but we don’t have a passionate, growing relationship with Jesus Christ, we’ll never be satisfied; but if we have that passionate relationship with God and nothing else, we’ll have more than we could ever want!

Through various circumstances God showed me how beautiful and perfect His love really is. He used a difficult time in my life to draw me to Himself and helped me realize the truth of Romans 8:38-39:

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Nothing can separate us from Christ’s love, and nothing will satisfy apart from Him. All too often we separate our daily life from our relationship with Jesus Christ. It’s easy to get so caught up in everyday life that we forget what or Who we are really living for. Activities, jobs, friends, entertainment, and you-name-it fill up our schedules and often become our first priority. None of those things are wrong, but are they crowding out our love for Jesus? Are we beginning to seek fulfillment and love in something or someone other than Jesus Christ?

As I write about the things God is teaching me and learn to center my life around Jesus Christ instead of fitting Him in here and there, I hope you’ll be encouraged to pursue a passionate relationship with Him above all others!