My small group at church has been going through the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan. If you have not read it yet, run down to the nearest bookstore and buy it. This book has taken my Christian walk to a whole new level. This book is all about our love for Christ and how shallow it really is. This book has opened my eyes to how little i truely love Christ. It has made me want to cry my eyes out, and beg for God's forgiveness! I know I sound crazy but if you read the book you will understand. There is one chapter that specifically grabbed my heart. It talks about lukewarm Christianity. Many of us have heard the verse about how if we are lukewarm Christ will spit us out. Well this chapter began to convict the mess out of me. I began to evaluate the places where I am lukewarm. I began to look at my list and see lukewarm I really was. Here I was before thinking i was a pretty good Christian. I mean i read my bible, have a quiet time, go to Church and come on Im going on THE WORLD RACE!!! That should make me some super Christian right??? Man oh man how wrong I am. I began to ask God to help me break those lukewarm habits and man did he do his part. I began to rememeber the joy of my salvation, I began to see how God saw people, my prayer life took off, I began to be bold about talking about Christ to my co-workers. God opened my eyes to how I could be living vs. how I had been living. Man was it a difference. I love living life to the fullest! I always have, I love adventures and being spontaneous! Thats who I am and I love it!!
Ever since my little "awakening" moment a couple weeks ago, I have been in awe of Jesus and his love for me. It was Easter last week as many of you rememeber. I love Easter so much. I love thinking the enemy thought they had won, that they had finally beaten God and were victorious, then BAM here comes Jesus coming out of that tomb!! I wish I could have been there when the enemy realized they did not win after all. Or to have been at that tomb when the angel told the women He is not here, He has risen!!! The look on their faces would have been priceless. It just reminds me of the kind of God that I serve. He is not some dead guy in a tomb, HE IS ALIVE!! Sorry if im getting a little preachy here, but I cant help it. I love knowing the God I in! Then I begin to think about how he called me? and loves little ole me? My little brain cant begin to see the reason in all of that!! Anyways….before I go on a rabbit trail know that God is good.
My fundraising is going well! No Im not fully funded but I am being blessed by so many people who have given so generously! I love you all so much! Without yall I would be as far as I am!! Love you all!
Lauren
