It’s finally happened.  I’ve come to a nexus in my life as a reader/nerd.  It happened almost without warning.  I didn’t even see it coming.  I’ve changed…I’ll never be the same.  Today…sitting in Panera, reading a little Donald Miller….I underlined something in a book.  Completely on my own.  Not studying for any tests.  Not trying to impress anyone.  Just because I liked it.  I took out my pen, and wrote in a book.  Wow. 

With such a big moment in my life, I thought it would be only fair to share the quote that impacted me in such a way as to underline it….here it is, from Donald Millers’ “Searching for God Know’s What”:

“I think Jesus is saying, “Look, you guys are running around like monkeys trying to get people to clap, but people are fallen, they are separated from God, so they have no idea what is good or bad, worthy to be judged or set free, beautiful or ugly to begin with.  Why not get your glory from God?  Why not accept your feelings of redemption because of His pleasure in you, not the fickle and empty favor of man? And only then will you know who you are, and only then will you have true, uninhibited relationships with others.”

There you go….chew on that.  Read Jesus. Pray.  Have a great day.  Go MSU.