I'm done waiting (or at least I want to be) for my life to begin. I know that it seems crazy but I think I have been waiting my whole life for "my life" or life as I thought it would be to begin.

I'm done. This life is the life God has given me and wants me to use for His glory NOW. Not when or if but NOW. With dreams still swirling unfulfilled in my heart, while being the imperfect person I am but growing daily, while learning to live daily trusting my great, wonderful, incomprehensibly amazing, and totally trustworthy Savior and I will walk forward by faith into this exciting, wonderful, scary life.

I will walk forward by faith knowing that I already have a hero, His name is Jesus, so I don't need to keep waiting for one. Even if at some point God fulfills some of my deepest desires and dreams, He will still be my hero. The only hero I need. The One that has already rescued me and still now pursues my heart....by calling me beautiful.

So I think I've found my theme song for the year.

"I've been waiting,
For a hero who's brave and strong.
Someone to love me,
Someone to tell me I belong.
So I pretend I'm satisfied,
And I stand watching on the sidelines.
Til You pull me into the light
And say, "It's your turn now, welcome to your life!"

And You call me beautiful,
Say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys to unlock my soul.
You call me beautiful.

There's a smile on my face,
And a brand new light in my eyes,
It's a new day,
And I've never felt so alive,
I feel as if I could conquer anything,
That's what Your love has done for me,
And now all I want to be,
Is everything You want me to be-

Oh, You call me beautiful,
Say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys
To unlock my soul,
but I didn't know-
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed.
Things will be much different,
Now that I know You call me beautiful.

The story is better than I could dream after all,
Now this is reality
To know You to hear You call me beautiful.
Call me beautiful.
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed.
Things will be much different,
Now that I know, now that I know You call me beautiful."
by Ginny Owens