Let me say what another awesome day! Today was one of those "off the chain" kind of days at LifeBridge. We had a great 7:00 meeting followed by some incredible worship music. That led into honoring Mothers and celebrating womanhood.
I had the opportunity today to in front of the church to honor a woman that has truly helped me to become the man I am today. My Mother! She is an incredible woman who has shown me what the true example of perserverance is all about.
She has taught me so many things in life, that I will be forever grateful for. My mother is a cancer survivor. Notice I did not say, a woman with cancer. See, she is not, by the grace of God going to allow this disease to effect her life.
I have watched her over the years, faithfully, every week show up for her chemo treatments and I have never once, heard her complain. I often tell people, that when I am having one of those "feeling sorry about me days" I just look at the example of my mother and realize that I have nothing worth complaining about.
I thank God, every day for the woman He has allowed to be my mother. I would not be who I am today if it were not for her guidance and support. I pray that as you may read this, you would take the time to reflect on the time you may have had with your mother, or call her and just say "Thanks"!
Have you ever had those thoughts where everything you do just doesn't seem good enough? I do all the time!
Now before you say anything like, well, "you just need to have faith or just let the spirit lead". I totally understand that "apart from God, we can do NOTHING"! So I get that.
But, I will hear all the time from people, that was a "GREAT" movie, or that was a "GREAT" show, or a "GREAT" dinner. But I also hear things like, the service in Church today was "GOOD". So I will ask myself, why is it that the world will offer us "GREAT" but the Church only "GOOD"?
I heard along time ago that GOOD is the enemy of GREAT! And if the Bible tells us that in everything that we do, we are to do as unto the Lord. Why are we settling for "GOOD"?
Now I know that this may ruffle a few feathers for people. So let me say, "GREAT"! Sometimes we need our feathers ruffled in order to ask ourselves, are we giving God our best?
You may be one of those type of people that do alot of things for God. So let me say a personal "thank you". But I believe that for the Church to go from "GOOD to GREAT", it is not about less people doing more, but more people taking what they do, no matter how big or small it may seem to them. And just doing it better!
The world will offer us the best. Isn't it time that the Church stop taking a back seat?
Yesterday we finished our after school Campus Life Club at Middle River Middle School. And as we sat there afterwards and evaulated how we think the year went. I have to admit, it was a sad feeling in my heart to know that next week I wouldn't see those students. Let me say, that this club has been a real joy and a blessing. Not only to the students, but to me! I have had the privilage of getting to know students that for the most part, as far away from God as you can get.
That has been the highlight for me the entire time I have spent at the school. Jesus said," I have come to seek and save that which is lost". Now I don't know about you, but to me, you cannot reach unbelievers if you are not willing to step out of your comfort zone and start "Taking Life To The Street".
We as "christians" need to stop seeing people for where they are, and start seeing them as Jesus see's them. "A wonderful creation of God"!
I don't know what is going to happen to any of the students this summer. (I did for the first time yesterday, invite them to church.) But I do know that God has allowed me the awesome opportunity to put into the lives of some students the one thing that each and every one of us have. And the one thing a student is looking for. "Time"!
So the next time your "too busy" for the lost. Remember, life is short! And the only thing that you can take to heaven is relationships. But to build them, it's gonna take some of your "time"...
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May, 2008
. We had a great 7:00 meeting followed by some incredible worship music. That led into honoring Mothers and celebrating womanhood.