celebrate the people of back2school

John 13:35 NLT

Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

It is back2school week. That means the next several days are going to be busy and excited. Many of us are a nervous, but we are expecting God to do incredible things. This will be the biggest and wildest outreach of our year.

Help us celebrate. And join me and others as we pray for the impact we will have on these students and their families. God has provided the items needed. He has given us partnerships of various kinds.

Let’s celebrate what God celebrates. That would be people. God has given us some incredible people making it all happen.

Pastors, church leaders, community leaders and many other people have decided to be part in this event. It takes a lot of people to pull this off, and God has given us many who are huge blessings.

Celebrating people is an important thing. Say thank you to someone who does something for you. Write a card, I mean hand written card, to someone that means a lot to you. Go out of your way to encourage a person in your life who has been struggling. Buy a gift or do something nice for someone that is part of your church or your work. Celebrate the people God has put in your life.

Today I will choose at least 5 people who go beyond the normal and celebrate each of them. Now it is your turn!

1 John 3:1 NLT

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.

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