Perseverance.

Perseverance. A steady persistence in a course of action, state or purpose despite difficulties, obstacles or discouragement. MAN, that sounds great out loud :) Not gonna lie, I've got R. Kelly's song, "I Believe I Can Fly," playing in the background right now with a mental picture of Michael Jordan airborne towards a basket in my head. It's epic. It makes me smile. One, because it takes me back to when I first saw the movie "Space Jam" (I was like 11 years old) and two, because it motivates me in the obvious metaphorical way. Cheesy or not, there's probably billions of people my age who can envision the same thing.

This is especially motivating because of all of the "blessings" God has poured on me in the last week, ha. I say "blessings" because thats what my sister and dad called them. Not that I don't see them as blessings, although I AM needing help spotting them lately, I just want to give credit to the people who are actively speaking truth and grace back into my heart. That's not a shot intended at anyone, although I understand that it could be perceived like that. I pray God keeps that kind of bitterness outside of my heart. Both my father and my sister have been great though. I'm proud to be part of a Franco lineage that includes a lot of strong willed, successful, smart and "stat defying" individuals. A lot of times to a fault, but nothing grace can't cover. I only know all this is true because I had to do a Genogram for one of my undergrad classes and a lot of these traits kept reoccurring. I really hope I add to this proud family (We are Franco).

Anyway, Here's where I'm at inside: I am faithless but in pursuit of the faithful one. I am prideful but in pursuit of the potter. I am a sinner but in pursuit of refinement. I am broken but in pursuit of more brokenness. May not make sense to anyone, but that's okay. Everyones going through their own process. My mood's been great though because I really HAVE had a lot of blessings poured on me as of late (check other blog for more). In general, perseverance is a hard thing... but with a good cast of God's gracious people, a willing heart and a need for perseverance ... God can bring attention to our areas of growth and empower us with the ability of perseverance. Basically, I believe I can fly-- because God does.

He's Good, huh.