"You will notice me
I'll be leaving my mark like initials carved
In an old oak tree, you wait and see
Maybe I'll write like Twain wrote
Maybe I'll paint like Van Gogh
Cure the common cold, I don't know
But I'm ready start 'cause I know in my heart
I wanna do something that matters, say something different
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
I wanna do something better with the time I've been given
I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life
Leave nothing less than something that says I was here
I will prove you wrong
If you think I'm all talk, you're in for a shock
'Cause this dream's too strong and before too long
Maybe I'll compose symphonies
Maybe I'll fight for world peace
'Cause I know it's my destiny
To leave more than a trace of myself in this place!
I wanna do something that matters, say something different
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
I wanna do something better with the time I've been given
I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life
And leave nothing less than something that says I was here
And I know that I, I will do more than just pass through this life
I'll leave nothing less than something that says I was here
I was here"
~"I Was Here" by Lady Antebellum
You're probably wondering why I named my blog "leaving an imprint" right about now. The reason I named it that is because I want my life to mean something. I don't want to walk through life only worrying for myself and not caring about the world around me or the people in it. I want people to know that "I was here", as the song says. I want to touch and be touched by people. People who are hard to love, and people who are easier to love than a newborn baby. Life is not meant to be spent by wasting away your day bashing people on Twitter or only caring what your appearance is to finally get that guy that you've liked for years. You were given life because God wants you to leave an imprint on the world for HIS greater good.
The reason why I started this blog is because on July 15th, I'm traveling across the world headed to (hopefully) touch many lives and "leave an imprint" in Kenya for two weeks!!!!!! The amount of EXCITEMENT I have cannot be explained!!!! I feel like it's a dream! But, sometimes reality hits, and the thought of traveling across the world scares me. Sometimes the thought of going alone with no one I know is a little bit (well, very) daunting. BUT, I know that God did not put this opportunity in front of my face to scare me away from once in a lifetime opportunities later in life. He put this trip in my life to stretch my boundaries and to open my eyes to the world around me. The truth is: I am a sheltered child. I live in a place where most people go to church and pretty much everyone knows of Jesus. I live in a bubble where all the "cool" kids have an iPhone and get a car for their 16th birthday. I have never seen destitute kids who, if given only what someone eats for breakfast, would eat for the next four days. I have never seen 180 kids without a parent, total, let alone all at one time. I need to be stretched. I need to get out of my comfort zone and love on people who will never know the love from a parent. I WILL love on kids who need that kind of love.
"From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." ~Luke 12:48
It is obvious that I have been blessed. If you're reading this from a computer set up in a house with the AC on because it's summer, it's easy to say you've been blessed. Because we have been blessed with WAY more than we will ever need, God tells us that much is required. The requirement is to share God's love and expand His kingdom throughout the earth. Your place to share His mercy might be 5 miles away or 5,000 miles away. BUT, just because your place to share is close doesn't mean you can put it off. God has called me to go over 8,000 miles to love on His children. I may not ever "feel" ready to take off on an adventure like this one, but with God, I'm always ready.
ready to leave an imprint for HIS glory.
