What Inside Out Taught Me About My Christian Walk

You've probably all heard of it by now, and if you haven't- step out from under the rock ;) 

I'm kidding, so if you don't know there is a brand new Pixar movie that hit theatres this past week (June 19th) taking you inside of characters brains, including the "main brain" as a young girl by the name of Riley, who moves from Minnesota to San Fransico at the age of eleven. 

She thought she had everything figured out in life, including her friends, sports,

family, home living, most of all who she was. 

This to me is where God stepped in. 

We're constantly thinking we have every little thing about our lives figured out. What we like, who our friends are, our plans for the future and our favourite bible verse. But it's crazy how God changes our hearts and our minds through time, without us even really realizing it. 

I mean, could you sit here today and tell me you're still into watching Teletubbies and eating the ham sandwich your grandma made you? probably not. 

Let's not all deny we could still toss out some Barbie Dolls and rock her a new outfit though. (never let your childhood die) 

MY POINT BEING! 

We change. whether we like it or not. And so can the way we look at things. Our faith, other people, ourselves, the list goes on. 

Often times, like in Inside Out we go through experiences that shape who we are in the future and eatch experience becomes a part of our personality.

Riley's five " personality islands" are: Hockey Island, Family Island, Honesty Island, Friendship Island & Goofball island (my personal favourite) 

What experiences have you gone through where God has shaped you into the person that you are today? 

Everything Riley went through provided her with these islands, so let me ask you. 

What are your 5 Godly islands of personality? 

How has God created you in His image, and what's parts of you has he especially made to honour him with? Do your five islands honor the God who created them? 

My five islands would have to be... 

Makeup Island, Family Island, Loyalty Island, Music Island, & Accepting Island. 

And as crazy as it may sound, I believe I use all of those islands to worship my King with.

I hope you worship God with all that you are from your personality islands, and give all of what you can, and understand our islands may change, but our God never does. And let us worship Him with who we are, and who he's continuously creating us to be. 

Matthew 6:25-34

Psalms 139:13-16 

Loneliness (Intro)

Hi, I'm Victoria. I prefer being called my short form, Toria. I am eighteen years old, I love photography, my family and best of all... I'm a Christian.

From the time I was little I loved being alone, I loved reading books in my room after school and before bed, I loved playing with my barbies and having my own world in each of my actives that was my own. 

I've realized mostly recently that because of lack of imagination, I'm more lonely.

I still thoroughly enjoy being alone. Whether that be watching YouTube videos in my room for a few hours or going on a two hour drive by myself... I love it. 

But, we are never actually alone... and for me, there's two parts to that statement. 

As The Lord has led my walk through life, I've had up and down seasons in my life.

I've had times where I'm on fire for God and times where I'd rather just sleep or occupy my time in other ways, ways that have nothing to do with God.

God has never left me through any of those times, the hot times and the Luke warm; even though those "should never exist" we all know that they do.

I've come to see through time by myself, it's so much more enjoyable to have Him to talk to.. being lonely stems from lack of God, lack of prayer, lack of effort and lack of intimacy with Him. 

I find everyone this generation always needs to be entertained, always needs something to do, but through my deep breathes, I've seen God show me comfort, and that once I invest myself into time with him instead of YouTube or sleep, I feel so much more fulfilled and  comforted.  

The second part is imagination, but I'll talk about that more soon ;) 😏😂

1 Peter 5:7: "Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." 

Isaiah 41:10: "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."