Crazy Love

For all my Christian friends to ponder before Lent begins... Would you be willing to give up everything you have in your possession to follow Jesus?  Would you be willing to deny all worldly things?  What if everything was taken away in an instant?  What would you do?  Where are our hearts this year?  I'm not just talking to you, I'm address myself as well.  Are we "for the kingdom" or "against the kingdom?"  Bring on the love this year!  Bring on action.  Awaken followers of Christ; Rise and be relevant. 


I'm going to use the Lent season to focus way more on the Christ.  A friend of mine wrote to me on Words with Friends that he was going to give up gaming for Lent.  Immediately I felt led to do likewise.  However, in order to do that, I would have to give up FB as well.  I play way too many darn games on there not to be tempted.  It's such a bad habit, I know... Some others watch TV shows.  That's not my vice; I like to play games.   To each his own... but this activity is taking up way too much of my time.  I don't devote enough time with God and give Him my best.  I don't want to just fit God in when "I have the chance", I want to be more intentional.  I feel Him calling me to do this, so I'm going to be obedient. 
I don't deny that this will be hard.  I heard the first two weeks are the worst.  Great, great, great...  Please God, just get me through the tough times and when I feel like caving in, remind me to pick up something else which gives You glory.


Not sure if I blogged about this yet, but I know now for a fact that God is moving me into a leadership role.  Leadership means serving to me.  I've been wanting to serve and to love the lonely and left out.  Church to me is not a popularity contest.  To see who can be the most pious and do the most activities for the body or the community.  Church is a place where the broken and messed up come to be healed and restored.  It's where I have found safe places to share my struggles, to confess, and let go for God to work on me and change me.  I want heart restoration.  If there is a change in the heart, there is a heart for the broken, weary, left-out, poor and lost.
I want to be a safe place for others to come.  A place where there is no judgement.  A place where I see people as God sees them.  I want His eyes and His heart.  A place where others can lay their heads down, cry, confess and feel loved for who they are and where they are.  A place where love will let them grow to be more like Jesus; Our loving savior.  To be more of what He created them for; their purpose.  That's what I'm going to focus on this Lent.
I'm going to study, study, study and pray, pray, pray.  Let's see how I turn out in 40 days.
If I thought God did a great work in me thus far... I can't wait to see what I'm like after the desert.
Hallelujah!!!  Christ is King!  Bring it on, God.  I'm ready to learn.