So. right now in Refuge we are in a series called bling. im really pumped about it. In this generation we are so focused on ourselves, materials, and money. We are raised being told that we have to make a certain amount of money, drive a particular car, wear certain clothes, and try to get as far ahead as we can. We make it so much about ourselves. We forget to look at the big picture of life. At the mandate that God called us to. To reach out to those who are hurting, who are oppressed, hungry.
[im not making that up. check it out:
"Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe him,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?"
Isaiah 58:7 ]
AND. . .There are people EVERYWHERE, not just in Africa, Sri Lanka, Peru and third world countries that are oppressed and in pain.
check out Jason's blog. he gets it. im so excited to see our church really step up to the plate with the injustice in our back yard.
so often i get so focused on myself i forget how blessed i am. and the only reason God has blessed me the way He has is to equip me to in turn use those blessings to glorify Him. ouch. i forget that way too much.
So, even though Magic Juan in the picture is really fly, hes really retarded too. the jewlery he's wearing (if its real) could feed 34458430958 people. for real. and his glasses are extremely ugly.
4 comments:
I agree! Me, Me, Me, Me, oh and Me? Didn't you know? That's not what it's all about! That's so simple so true! When we take our eyes off of ourselves and focus on Jesus, the poor, the hungry, the needy, those who have everything but really have nothing; that's when we really do see the big picture and realize how much it's not about us! That was a great post Leah!
Yo Leah, you got a comment, now POST AGAIN!!
your amazing! me and jenn love ya like a midget loves high heels........ keep your heart for JC and the poor....its all the really matters cuz everything else is RUBBISH!! yeah, i said it!
With a world that is ful of fear and confussion, it is so wonderful to know that the hand of God rest upon you and that you are led of the spirit. I have been watching the news of this tragedy and my heart goes out to the parents of the students who lost their lives, those that are phically and emotionally scarred, but also to the parents of the killer. What a lost young man he must have been and I am more grateful than you will ever know that you continue to seek the Face of God in all that you do! You are a blessing to me and all that you know! God is using you to impact the world!! I love you!
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