The LELA in LELA House stands for Life, Education, Literacy, and Arts. LELA House is a space to pursue and practice your LELA.
Life – By life, I mean your relationship with God, your relationship with yourself, and your relationship with others. God created each of us with a unique design and specific purposes to transform our communities. Pursuing and practicing your life might look like reading and studying your bible, meditating on scripture, journaling, practicing self-care (whatever that looks like for you), and being intentional about the roles you play in life and your relationships.
Education – By education, I mean your learning. What are you learning? How are you growing? You don’t have to be in school to learn and grow (even though being in school is great). Striving to learn and try new things and gain skills throughout life benefits you and those around you. And who knows – you may just stumble upon something you absolutely love.
Literacy – By literacy, I mean your reading and writing. What are you reading? What are you writing? How are you making time for these activities in your life? What are you missing out on when you don’t? What will you gain when you do?
Arts – By arts, I mean your creativity. What are you creating? How are you interacting with the beautiful world God created? What is the work of your hands? Pursuing and practicing your creativity might look like a lot of things including dancing, singing, baking, crafting, sewing, gardening, writing, composing, playing an instrument, painting, choreographing, doodling, arranging flowers, styling hair, doing nails, and on and on.
So today, I’m going to focus on pursuing and practicing my life (the first L in LELA). I am going to meditate on Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) – “ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”
Please join me in pursuing and practicing your life today. – whatever that looks like for you.
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