ME...Really?
I love our coffee chats here! It's been on my heart and mind lately that there is so much to out there. I love writing down my ideas but I just don't want to be one that writes about doing something. I want to be one that gets out there and does something. I love the newest song from Natalie Grant, "Be One". There is a world out there that is hurting and falling apart. Something has to be done. It has to start somewhere. Whether it is something big or even something that may seem small to us. Stand up and make a difference in a world that doesn't know, in a world full of people who just need to believe.
That girl down the street or that guy in the next town over. The neighboring family. You never know who you can inspire or teach. You don't have to be this great theologian to teach someone about Jesus. Your relationship with Jesus can speak more powerful than a loudspeaker just by the way you live your life.
In the world today, there's so much crime and violence happening it's hard to see the 'good' in things. Then, there's all the talk from...let's face it...people who speak out of pure ignorance and who just like to hear themselves talk on subjects they have no understanding about. It can feel that we are just not ever going to be heard. This is where we need to stand up in the midst of everything going on and stand firm to our faith.
The Bible says it all! Stating clearly the good and bad, the rights and wrongs.
Spending time daily in God's Word helps us understand this huge book also. Let's face it, it's not the easiest book to sit and read especially when you get to all that genealogy stuff. Although it's that genealogy stuff that tells us "who" we came from. It's our family tree.
Reading the Old Testament and seeing how it all came to be and then reading the New Testament and seeing it all play out and how we are saved by grace.
I started this devotional app called First5. It's amazing! You can set an alarm so it goes off first thing in the morning and you can spend those first 5 minutes when you wake up with God.
Telling the world this is extremely important. Like the song says, it's time to get our hands dirty because there's a whole lot of hurting going on in this world. You may not fully have your pain taken away, but knowing Christ you can find understanding and joy in your life.
What are some ways that you can get out and help your community?
What if we invited a couple friends to help us out? We just might make this world a little better, one outreach at a time.
What are some ways that you can get out and help your community?
What if we invited a couple friends to help us out? We just might make this world a little better, one outreach at a time.
Blessings,
