Psalm 107

This has been my heart's meditation over the last few months.Psalm 107

I cannot wrap my mind around our God. He is so good amist the chaos. I see hurt, pain, death, confusion and so forth all around me yet there is hope. There is joy, laughter, peace. People who are struggling are giving the most to others. My heart is encouraged.

When I quit my job to stay at home with the girls and minister here I knew it would be hard financially. I have been going over all the numbers this week and they just don't line up. Everything I try to cut out can't be. I know that we could always sell our home and buy less food, etc. But then we would be disobediant to serve those around us who need shelter, food, water, a washing machine, a friendly couch to hang out on...ya know? There is too much joy in obeying the Lord. You just can't put an amount on that!

Pastor John is doing a series on Wednesday Nights called, The Escorted Bride...it's Church history at its' best! I was left with such a sense of purpose and quickness in my spirit.(If I remember right :)) He said that during this age (70AD-312AD) Christianity spread like wildfire because of these five things...1)The Gospel was presented as a personal testimony and witness of how great our God is. 2) Christians were loving believers and non believers alike...

"(Christianity) has been specifically advanced through the loving treatment render to complete strangers and the way they care for the dead. It is a scandal that there is not a single Jew who is a beggar, and that the godless Galileans care not only for their own poor but for ours as well." -Julian the Apostate

WOW! Surely we can provide for those around us. We may not have strangers coming in and out but we can for sure love on those as they prepare to go out and share the Word! I want to be apart of a wildfire of the gospel. Isn't it wonderful that God has called us into His story of bringing the world to Himself. Let us not be shy because of money or time to invest in the Kingdom!

Back to John...3) Anyone was able to come to Jesus...men, women and slaves! No one was shunned from the love of Christ...that's a message! 4)Christianity gave answers to people who were searching. It's only answer to what we should do with our sin? We give it to him with gratitude and He takes it with no conditions. 5)Lastly, Christianity spread because Christians died with peace. They were not afraid. They knew why they lived and why they were asked to die. No shame, no reservations. They were in 100%.

All this to say...Let's spread the gospel this year like wildfire...Let's love on another differently than the world....Let's speak boldly out of a fearless heart!

My heart is busy these days in preperation for something. God is getting me ready for this year. Let's join together and loose the "fluff" and dig in deep!

Excited about 2010 :)