questions & vision

As I drove through parts of our town that I am rarely in yesterday, I began to pray for God to open my eyes to see what I have not seen and even to be able to dream the dreams that He has for me. What I saw was amazing.

I had just had lunch with one of our ladies who is passionate about helping the homeless and hurting. We also were with a man we recently met. Not long has he been out of prison. His mind is sharp, but this dude has had little hope. Not many people have poured hope into his life. It was awesome to celebrate with him about his new apartment that he is moving into today. Through The Community we are able to offer the hope of Jesus in tangible ways and see lives change. Like this man (pray for him).

Back to my prayer ... I remembered this:

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) --- Where there is no vision, the people perish...

Without vision, people die. Without people offering the hope that only comes from knowing Jesus, people will have no hope and be left to the pain and heart ache of being alone. When we pick up the vision God has given us, we offer hope. We offer people life and not death. That is becoming more and more real to me. Do you see it?

Then I prayed something like this:

1 Chronicles 4:10 (NLT) --- He (Jabez) was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!" And God granted him his request.

I'm not Jabez, but I prayed his prayer. It was almost at that moment that a building was in front of my vehicle that a friend told me about. Not sure why and I am not sure what God is doing. But God is big and God is good. What I know is that we will share hope with hurting people and see life happen. We will see people take on the hope Jesus offers and through off the death that they have been clinging to.

Please pray that God would expand your territory. Pray He will give you more and more vision.

Vision equals hope for hurting people when Jesus is the giver of it. Therefore, I am asking God questions, and I'm thanking God for His vision in and through my life. I love it. Why don't you ask God some questions? Allow Him to give others hope as you seek Him!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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