This is the line that Jen Hatmaker uses often when speaking to others about missional living. I have heard her personally say it twice now. I have also found it to be very true.
If you have read my blog before you know that I am a huge Jen H. fan. I was able to go see her back in March and was completely moved. If you don't know who she is, I highly encourage you to check her out. She has had me rolling with laughter and sobbing in tears numerous times. She has an amazing heart for Jesus and His people.
I had the opportunity to hear her speak again earlier this week as I was blessed with an amazing couple of days with some great friends. While she shared one of the same talks that she shared in March again that night, I did not find myself the least bit disappointed. It was so great to hear it again and be re-encouraged and find some new things that hit me just a little bit differently.
I came away, once again, ready to change the world, but not exactly sure how. I have made some changes since the last talk I attended, but really found her words to be true. Time cooled my "on fire" resolution to make a difference and reach out. This is why I am so thankful I attended again. The fire was re-sparked and my resolution is moving.
Want to know a few things brewing around in my brain??? Shhhh...nothing is definite yet so don't freak out and do anything rash like tell my husband (jk. I mentioned these things to him but he still has some processing to do).
-Missions trip. Our church does them for our youth but has only done a men's organized mission's trip for adults. Watch out CCC I might be doing some organizing in the real future. God has just pressed it on my heart and I just feel like as long as I am here in my comfortable little home and small community, I just won't get it. I need the plight of the oppressed and the orphaned to be smashed into my face so much that it leaves me bawling for days. For some reason, I actually am really wanting to see this. To really have my heart broken by people I can see and touch. (This makes me feel somewhat like a doubting Thomas, that I just won't believe its true until I see it. I think it is that I know it is true, but it is too easy to ignore it here in my safe little world.)
-Adoption. I am scared to death with this one, feeling way too overwhelmed with the 3 children I have and not wanting to start over with a new baby or have to deal with behavior/language issues that might come from an older child. I have no clue what to do, but I really feel God pulling me here. Oh, and there is that little thing called money.
-MOPS. Watch out any of my MOPS mom readers. I am totally going to use you as a resource for fuelling my need to reach out to those in need. Sorry for taking advantage of you in advance! ;) We are going to be hearing from groups in our very own community that can use our help reaching the 'least of these' in our very streets and how we can help them. Be ready to open your hearts, doors, calendars and arms to be His hands and feet.
-I seriously want to talk to one of our pastors at our church. Our church is amazing and I love it, but I feel like we are really lacking in reaching outside our own walls. We do a lot of great things inside our church but when it comes to being missional, I feel like we totally fail. Problem with this one....I am totally too intimidated to say anything and have no clue where to start. Would it be OK just to sneak Jen's book "Interrupted" onto their desks and hope God touches their hearts in the same way, or is that totally chicken?
OK. I said it "out loud". Hopefully, this will help the fire keep going and not just fizzle to embers. If you have any ideas for me on where to start any of these processes, please let me know. I am clueless.
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