Sometimes you just need to take a step back. A step back to look and see what's going on around you. We are all really good at getting tunnel visioned in our own lives. It becomes hard for us to see past our busy moment by moment schedule and we forget to look up and see the amazing things that God is doing around us.
Lately the Lord has been forcing me to pause and look up and around me. I've been amazed at what God is doing. There is a lot going on in His kingdom. Here's what I saw what I paused and looked up...
Suffering. There is a lot of suffering in the body of RBC. Lots of wonderful, faithful, Christ-centered, self-sacrificing people are going through pain.Major pending heart surgery, marriages failing, kids rebelling, wives with unsaved husbands, divorce, job loss, sickness, the list goes on and on. Their lives are being ripped apart. But in that pain there is hope. Hope that is only found in the truth that they will see Jesus one day and God is getting glory through their trusting lives.
Loss. Paul Haumersen went home to be with the Lord 10 days ago. Joy, pain, loss, hope. Life is short. What I do with my moments matters. Eternity is right around the corner. Am I living faithfully?
New Beginnings. Dan and Lauren are getting married in a few weeks. It's exciting. All of RBC can't wait. The coolest part is that Lauren said that this new exciting thing in her life is teaching her to be more excited for eternity. How cool is that? I need to love Jesus like her.
Rebirth. Megan Crum got saved during the MO mission trip almost a month ago. She is radically living for Jesus Christ as a middle school student. Sharing the gospel with her neighbor friends, calling up her middle school friends and asking them if they are in the Word, wearing the joy of the Lord on her face...oh this girl has Jesus in her and it's evident.
The Lost. My coworkers, neighbors, extended family, the Muslims in Turkey. The world is lost. It's dying. Passing away, eternally without Christ. What I do with my moments around them matters. They need Jesus and I need to share Him with them.
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