"I love Him more than my next breath"

Let me start this off by telling you about a legit girl in my life. Her name? Chesney Crouch! She became my roommate back in August. We had never met before and everything about each other was completely new. We started from square one on that day back in August. 

Little did we know that we would become fast friends.. well at least i think so! Not only are we roommates and we get to do life together every single day in that way, we are friends and it goes beyond just sharing a sink and bunking our beds. 

Chesney has truly become a woman I respect and truly want her wisdom in my life. She just says these little things, and it makes you say "woah, where the heck did that come from?" She loves to learn about the Word and I love to learn from her and listen to what she has to say about it. Needless to say she is wise beyond her years.

Not only is she wise, but she is HILARIOUS.. :)

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Now that you know a little bit about Chesney and the impact she has had on my life. Here is why I am writing this. One rainy Sunday afternoon we were walking to a local coffee shop to do some major studying. I have no idea what we were talking about but this next statement that Chesney muttered has stayed with me since. 

"I love Him (Jesus) more than my next breath.." 

I have no idea if she even remembers saying this or if she thought about its meaning before she said it. But, it caught me off guard, in a good way. That statement has not left my thoughts since that day. 

Loving Jesus, our Savior, more than our next breath. I mean don't get me wrong i LOVE Jesus, but my next breath? I love that a lot too. Sitting here, I keep breathing in, and not even thinking of it. But I am grateful. 

Do I even acknowledge the love I have for Jesus. Do the people around me see that I love Jesus more than my next breath? If they don't, something needs to change. God is the one who gives me the next breath that I love so much. How dare I even think to love the things that He gives me more than the One who is the Giver of those things. 

I am not so sure of how this is going to play out in my life each day but i do know that something has gotta give. Something has to change.

 I need to learn to love my Savior more than my next breath

 and truly, truly mean that.

 

Chesney loves Her Savior more than her next breath and I guarantee you it shows in her daily life. 

I want that in my life.