Day 2 - Intention >> Attention >> Increased Vision

Have you ever noticed how as soon as you or a house member gets a new car, you start to see them everywhere? My Dad had a car with the number plate XXA [and some number I don't remember]. He thought it was a rare number plate at the time. But once he saw another car with XXA in the area he was curious as to just how many were out there. All of a sudden his eyes were alert to this XXA and he was picking them out even on long road trips... he actually recorded all the number plates with XXA to see how many he could get and where they were spotted. Yep it was one of his more quirky obsessions... but I think I have some of his quirkiness in me so I'll watch what I say:) What I will say though is that we all started keeping our eye out for XXA's! We weren't intentionally looking for them, but because we were more aware of them and they somehow became important because Dad cared about it, we were ready to spot them. We even got a little excited when we saw one and couldn't wait to call Dad to find out if he had already spotted it!

The Swap Project has similar effects...

Now that I am making more conscious/intentional decisions about seemingly small choices in my everyday life, and actually choosing life-giving things more... choosing to step in Jesus' direction, I am becoming more aware of the habits I have, but more than that I am seeing more of Jesus. The more things or time spent that focus me on Jesus, the more I find I want more of it... and the more I delight in Jesus:)

I've started catching myself again randomly 'smiling big' just from thinking about Jesus :D

My biggest Swap today was trading in tv for a Louie Giglio talk online [you can check them out online here on the Passion City Church website]. Great swap! The talk I watched was timely. Louie reminded me of things I know but have not kept at the forefront of my mind, and he reaffirmed some things I have been thinking about - well what God has been teaching me - which was encouraging. I always appreciate Louie's heart for the truth and for just being real about life and how God works in it. I also appreciate his visual aids! But this isn't about Louie... it's about the Jesus Louie speaks of. The Jesus worth Swapping for:) I won't go into the topic of Louie's talk yet, as I have run out of time... but watch some for yourself... it's worth it. This one focused on Psalm 37v1-7. If you are single I definitely recommend this one I saw today "Waiting here for you".

[Just in case you ever read this Louie G - Thank you!]