Limitless

As some of you may know.. or not.. I just finished my first year of Masters Commission.

It was definitely not what I was expecting at all, but life changing at that. Every year they pick a theme, and this year was a year of "NEVER BEFORE's". Our year was summed up with that. People would do stuff they'd never done, because it was a year of never before's! No matter how ridiculous or crazy. 
So it got me thinking..
I want to give a theme to every season of my life. Something to remind myself and keep me focused on what God is teaching me or walking me through.

After praying about it and thinking about it.. it hit me.
LIMITLESS.
A quote kept coming to my mind when I was brainstorming themes.
"Give without remembering, take without forgetting."
I have a tendency to give and remember. I'm not a terrible person.. let me explain. I like giving, I really do. I mean, it's not my love language or anything, but if I see need I'll help out. But my 'need' meter must be a little out of tune.
"Oh you need some food for lunch? Sure have half of my sandwich."
"Oh.. you don't have dinner? Hmm.. okay.. well have some of mine.. I guess.."
"Oh........... You don't have lunch again..... do you forget that you eat everyday at 12:30? Ramen is $0.30.... but sure have some of mine..."

Not really the cheerful heart that Jesus was talking about, huh?
I have a really bad habit of putting a limit on the amount of something I will do or give.

1 John 3:17-18 

¹⁷ If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? ¹⁸ Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 

I think in the MIV (Megan International Version) I always read it "¹⁷ If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need of something small, for a limited amount of time.."

So I began to think.. what else am I putting limits on?

Love, grace, forgiveness, compassion, prayer, mercy..

All the things that God gives with no limits. 

I want to be a giver, no matter who it's to or what it is, I want to love with everything I have in me relentlessly and unrestrained, I want to forgive and FORGET, I want to cry with people, to laugh with them, to smile at them, I want to pray to God like it was my last day on Earth. I want to live a limitless life. Putting limits on yourself only holds YOU back. 

So I challenge you.. do some soul searching and figure out some areas that you have put the limit lid on. TAKE IT OFF.

Live free. 

Summer 2011. Limitless. 

Love. Meg.