True Courage

This might be tough to swallow but just for a moment think about this. Imagine your neighbors home on fire you see it run outside and laying beside your feet is a hose but you freeze. You stand there fear has you helpless you know that they are going to die but you do nothing. Think of your emotional state. The sleepless nights that follow. Now is this you in the story, really do you freeze or grab the hose and attempt to save their life? I just got done reading a great quote and it reads like this. "So many churches have diluted and adulterated the clear, powerful gospel in ways that robbed it of its vitality and power." We need to see the gospel the way the early disciples did fearless and convicted. Now back to the story its easy to hear a story like that and sat no way I just let them burn, but really? There is people around us all of us who are dying daily and we need to ask ourselves are we standing there froze or are we ready to take action. Do we lose sleep over the lives that don't know Christ. I just ask you this are you truly passionate about saving the lives of those around us or are we standing like cowards froze watching people burn?

God aka the show off

I just got done spending a few days with Melanie and while I was away I would watch the sunrise. That got me thinking you know God is a show off and I mean that with love. Lets just think of a few the sunrise and sunset, the northern lights (that's neat) and the grand canyon just to name a few of what is a very long list. God also shows off right in front of us but we miss it alot. Several weeks ago I was talking with my dad about outreach goals for the church we joked how nice it would be to get one person a week. That just seemed too ambitious so we settled on two or three people a month. That's when God decided to show off. In the last ten weeks we have had 11 families join yes families for a total of twenty six people. Its like God said don't you see I am better than you can imagine. I am sorry for ever doubting just how capable God is. I think we do that far to often. Think of all the wonders that God has created the fact he is the one who tells the sun to rise yet we struggle with the idea of fully relying on God. Well as for me I got it God you keep working your miracle and I am honored to be on this awesome ride with you. Thank you Jesus you are so great and I pray that you continue showing off. I am paying attention and don't want to miss a thing.