Today I was reflecting on Sunday. I was reminded how generous God is. To be able to come to a church where I feel such love and openness. It just lifts me up to come into the parking lot....Reality check...there is a lot of heart ache in the seats each week, real stuff you know? I was just praying -God please help them, meet their needs, encourage them, bring someone to walk with them so they don't feel alone. I can feel overwhelmed, but as we sang I was reminded God is God and that is enough.
As I was driving to Corvallis after the service to be with Maggie I was thinking about what kind of cup I want to use to get blessings from God and to be a blessing to others. Real Life, what would happen if we loved the "Venti Life" you know what I mean? What could God do with that? Lives could be changed, marriages could be saved, hope could return to the hopeless. Man I was getting all excited and fired up as my imagination was going wild....Reality check... I got out of the truck at OSU to watch Maggie's volleyball team. The morning had been difficult and they had lost a couple of close games... they were a little discouraged. Bracket play was about to begin, they still could win the tournament (if they could win the next 4 three game matches) they would have to forget the morning and focus on what was ahead... they had to overcome difficulty... fatigue... doubt... mistakes... five and a half hours and four matches later they where CHAMPIONS! What an achievement for them and what a LESSON FOR ME. For me to be what God wants me to be I have to overcome difficulty...fatigue...doubt...mistakes and God is right there cheering me on...Man God is opening my eyes to what He has in store for RLCC.
talk some more later.
TOTALLY REAL
Jeff
