(giggles) I love you too Tami 🙂 He's a wonder! 2-step praise dance activated!

I love you. That's all. I just love you.

Preach it, Paul!

I did a good amount of grunting and weeping in this chapter. This chapter made me examine my motives- online and offline. I am well acquainted with the "haunting needs-to succeed, to be accepted, to be loved and to know that I matter."

The drive to be successful was a seed planted when I was a teenager. I was 13 yrs. old attending Newark public schools when I was selected to receive a 4 yr. scholarship to a private boarding school. I loved the praise, the prestige, and the and the idea of being " the one who beat the odds." The rush of being known and feeling important was addictive. From that point on, I set out to do things that would draw that attention, and praise. Throughout high school, college, and even during the early years of my professional career, I had an insatiable appetite for the type of success that I thought would draw attention. I was never satisfied. I was always looking for the next project, promotion, or purchase that would say, "see me" or "look what I'm doing!" It was a yoke that was designed to literally take-me-out! I am so thankful that God's love- which has the power to meet our every need-rescued me. And it still rescues me :-). I've learned to embrace the Holy Spirit's correction in the area of pride; it doesn't feel good, but I know it's so necessary.

Before this book, I was certainly buying into the "streaming me" culture! Especially with Facebook. I thought Facebook was designed to be all about me; my accomplishments, the best photos I could post of me, etc. And Twitter? oh please! we don't want to go there. I thank God for raising a standard. This blog project, which was an answer to prayer, has exposed me to an entire community who are living their faith out online and actively engaged in spreading the good news- who knew? I've been blessed beyond measure!

by staying close to the Famous One you can guard your heart against pride and keep so much of you from dominating so much of everyone else. @stickyjesus

i love that sandra! "I want my heart to melt into His so that any "self promotion" is only done to shine the light on Him. "

its kind of an overflow thing isnt it… where your heart is there your treasure is… and then we overflow from that place. are we overflowing HIM or overflowing ourselves? i know what i rather want to do!

its totally important to realize our story is important but in the context of HIS STORY! we're ment to be ambassadors for His Kingdom, not our own, witnesses to His reality.