You Gotta Start Somewhere...

Once upon a time God started to speak to my heart to get outside of myself. To meet the people I lived among. I planned an Easter Egg hunt. I enlisted help from church ladies who donated Easter decor and hand delivered an invitation to every door. The feedback was great, several families were excited and planned on attending. Wouldn't you know I woke up the morning of the big day to several inches of snow covering the tender shoots of grass, blossoms, and daffodils. Needless to say the hunt was cancelled and the battle began.

Five very long years have slipped past in the blink of an eye and I am still battling...

but NOT any longer!

I am going to DO something..  anything to take a step toward what God has called me to do.

How do I know this is what God is calling me to? Because it is the LAST thing for which I would say I am qualified and capable.

I am shy.

Not in a cute, look how sweet and shy she is way, but in a socially crippling, completely backwards way. Trying to make simple conversation is as complex as solving quadratic equations. It never fails. I look like a blundering fool stumbling over my words. I'm not exactly sure how people perceive me - I only hope that they are somehow able to get the fact I'm not some complete stuck-up moron - just severely socially delayed.

Anywho... I digress, the point here is this is a match made in heaven. For in my weakness HIS strength is made perfect.

I have a vision I am ready to start sharing....





I can't help but feel we are being ineffective. Talk to someone on the street and ask them to describe the typical Christian and what you are going to hear isn't pretty... terms like critical, judgmental, hypocritical... not exactly what I had hoped would describe me... terms I don't want used to describe 'us' because we reflect HIM.

We are called by God to love.

This is more important than anything else.

Love God.
Love Others.

We weren't told the most important thing to focus on was going to church, or to keep any rule that is on your super religious checklist of do's and don't.

Just love.

So simple but so HARD!

It is time to do something to make it easier. It is time to encourage and equip born again believers to do something to show love to the people they rub shoulders with every day.

Please join me by praying for my husband and I as it is time to prepare to launch the vision into a reality. Time to stop daydreaming and start doing. If you are a go-get'er who isn't satisfied where you are now. If you want to get in the game and actively* participate and actively* join the battle.

*I say actively because if you are a born-again believer you are in the battle, even if you haven't chosen to pick up your sword. Since you can't get around the fact you are in the battle it would be wise to pick up your sword and FIGHT! {Just saying}

PLEASE email me at doSOMEthing@lovingthyneighbor.com because more than anything my desire is that this is NEVER about me, about a denomination, or a single church. This is about and for and through JESUS CHRIST alone. If you believe in HIM and want HIS will to be done above ALL else - you're in! We need YOU. There is a battle to be fought. We already have the advangate of knowing WE WIN but that doesn't stop us from having to fight.. so please JOIN US... do SOME thing!


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