What a weekend...
So I had this post all typed out last night, and it was erased by a "Cannot find server" screen...which made me irritated and I refused to try again to post! :)
So let's hope that doesn't happen again!
Basically what I said is the following:
God used the musical gift He has given me to touch lives yesterday at church...I sang, with Chris Burgan playing guitar for me, and it was so incredible to see how God uses us! Chris is one of the most talented musicians that I have ever met, and our church is priviledged to have his whole family, who is just as musical, as members...most are on the worship team with me...anyway, I sang "I Will Offer Up My Life" by Matt Redman, as it was the single song that repeated itself through my mind as I watched "The Passion of the Christ" (which opens on WEDNESDAY!!). It was a great day!
Saturday was spent reading "A New Kind of Christian" and discussing the contents with a good friend...I spent about 7 hours in conversation that day--and it was one of those conversations that could have lasted so much longer! Amazing...
Chapel today was not what I had expected at all...Keith Phillips, of World Impact, came to our school today and spoke to us about the ministry they do in the inner city, primarily Los Angeles...as he related story after story of the children he has come into contact with, I was so touched...and it made me realize that the church has truly failed...I cannot remember the number, though I have heard it several times, but the Bible mentions the poor, the widowed, the orphaned far more than it mentions anything else...yet, what does the church so often do? I myself am a prime example of this...I contribute financially...I even volunteer occasionally...but, as Keith said today, so often it is "out of sight, out of mind." We don't hear what we don't want to hear...we ignore the "bones of the dying", which are "crying out from the streets" (Job 24:1-12)...all this to say that I have a feeling that God is doing a lot more in my heart than I realized...and this all may come into play once/if the plans for the non-profit begin to happen. He offered us information about spending a summer working in this ministry, and it is something to consider...though I know it would be profoundly difficult and life-changing...so we'll pray about that.
Anyway, just some thoughts that are going through my head...and my heart...God is doing SO much in my life...in so many different areas...and he is using a few specific people to do these things...
Change is good...very good...though it is scary, indeed, it is necessary...and so often we must leave behind all that we once thought to be true...
So let's hope that doesn't happen again!
Basically what I said is the following:
God used the musical gift He has given me to touch lives yesterday at church...I sang, with Chris Burgan playing guitar for me, and it was so incredible to see how God uses us! Chris is one of the most talented musicians that I have ever met, and our church is priviledged to have his whole family, who is just as musical, as members...most are on the worship team with me...anyway, I sang "I Will Offer Up My Life" by Matt Redman, as it was the single song that repeated itself through my mind as I watched "The Passion of the Christ" (which opens on WEDNESDAY!!). It was a great day!
Saturday was spent reading "A New Kind of Christian" and discussing the contents with a good friend...I spent about 7 hours in conversation that day--and it was one of those conversations that could have lasted so much longer! Amazing...
Chapel today was not what I had expected at all...Keith Phillips, of World Impact, came to our school today and spoke to us about the ministry they do in the inner city, primarily Los Angeles...as he related story after story of the children he has come into contact with, I was so touched...and it made me realize that the church has truly failed...I cannot remember the number, though I have heard it several times, but the Bible mentions the poor, the widowed, the orphaned far more than it mentions anything else...yet, what does the church so often do? I myself am a prime example of this...I contribute financially...I even volunteer occasionally...but, as Keith said today, so often it is "out of sight, out of mind." We don't hear what we don't want to hear...we ignore the "bones of the dying", which are "crying out from the streets" (Job 24:1-12)...all this to say that I have a feeling that God is doing a lot more in my heart than I realized...and this all may come into play once/if the plans for the non-profit begin to happen. He offered us information about spending a summer working in this ministry, and it is something to consider...though I know it would be profoundly difficult and life-changing...so we'll pray about that.
Anyway, just some thoughts that are going through my head...and my heart...God is doing SO much in my life...in so many different areas...and he is using a few specific people to do these things...
Change is good...very good...though it is scary, indeed, it is necessary...and so often we must leave behind all that we once thought to be true...
posted by Lesa at 2/23/2004 11:59:00 AM
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