Day 10

Derrick

"why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, 'You will not call to account'? "

This was me, I was raised in a Christian home, but ended up hating God, I believed (or so I told myself) that God didn't care, why would He create me this way, and then condemn me for it, I truly was at "peace" in absence of conflict, I felt like I was finally ok. Little did I know that God wanted me, He wanted me so much that in my sin he brought someone to show me Christ, and I was truly against any idea of coming to Christ, I didn't want to be here, well It happened, I actually did it, but not I because I didn't want it, Christ did a work in me and brought me to himself. Do I understand it? Not one bit. But I can truly say I was never happy because I am now happier than I ever was, each day walking with God, is the new best day of my life...



With that I'm out for today, time to head to bed...


Kayla-


"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers few." It's a verse in Luke 10. This makes me think of a short conversation one of my students started with me yesterday. He came up to me, showed me his bracelet and said, "are you a fan or a follower Ms. Boss?" I smiled and said, "Follower." He smiled back at me, and we both knew what we were talking about. The kids at the school have these bracelets that say not a fan. It means they are not a fan of Jesus, but a follower of Jesus. They use these as a conversation starter to talk to others about following Christ. This verse greatly makes me think of that. There are so many people who say, yes Jesus is good, they are a fan of his work and teachings. For a long time, I was simple a fan of Jesus. It was for me, it was something that made me "feel" good and feel like I was on the "right" track. But a few years ago I realized that it wasn't just about agreeing with and believing in Him, it was about FOLLOWING Him, wherever He leads. It is more about sharing Him with others, than it was about me. "The harvest is plentiful." There is a lot of work to be done. "The laborers are few." Not many people who are truly living it. There are so many people caught up in being a fan of Jesus and not really doing the works of His hands and feet. We are all called to "Go", we are all "sent."


Blessings.