Pitfalls of Growing Up

For one of my senior projects I am making a documentary film about siblings and their impact in each other's lives. For this project, I am going through old videos and photos of me and my brother growing up. It is a lot of fun going back through old photos and seeing how much you have changed. On of my favorite things is to see the imagination that I had as a child. There was one video where I had paint all over my face because I was trying to apply my make-up, and I thought I looked so pretty. It is funny how paint can easily turn into make-up, and how much I believed I was pretty.


It's funny how when we grow up, we lose that imagination. We know that paint is not make-up and that it does not go on the face. We tend to be more practical, and imagination gets pushed to the side. I had a course this past semester where we focused partly on the imagination and the power it has. If we only live in the real, we only see what is in front of us, and we can't believe in anything outside our bubble. However God works in the unseen and unbelievable, and that is where our imagination comes in. We use our imagination to see the ways that God is working in ways that not always seen. So maybe as we grow up, we should keep part of our imagination.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the gift of the imagination. Help me to use it to further you kingdom and to see all the ways you are working in my life. Amen. 

Beautifully Broken

During one of YouTube binge streaks I was on, I found a YouTuber that I really enjoy. His name is Jon Jorgenson and he does Christian Spoken word poetry. One of my favorite videos of his is called "A Million Pieces" (Link is Below) One thing I love about this spoken word poetry is how he makes being broken a glorious event.

When we look back in our lives, we can easily name every mistake and every broken piece in our life. There are many parts of our life that we want to hide from people because we are ashamed of who we are. Yet Jon talks about how our brokenness is a reflection of God's glory. Our brokenness shows how God can use anyone to work for his glory. 

Another thing about spoken word poetry is the power behind the words that are spoken. When we speak in a church or in a lecture, the words are very even and it can be very dry. Yet the power and the rhythm causes all to pay attention to the words being said. And another part of poetry is all the metaphors that are used. Listening to the metaphors shows that I am more than i can ever be. We get so trapped up in doubting who we are as human, that thinking about us in a different way allows for other ideas of who we are can enter our head.

So as you go throughout your week, know that you are more beautiful being broken because God is still able to use you in ways you never imagine. And I encourage you to take some time on YouTube and listen to some spoken word poetry because it is a great way to gain a new view of the word.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for loving me in all my brokenness. Help me to view myself the way you view me and to see how you can use someone that is broken to a million pieces. Thank you for the people who also create art on YouTube to help us be encourage in our walk with you. 

Video: Jon Jorgenson  A Million Pieces