So, this blog was intended to talk about my kids at the YC but i just finished a conversation with a gentleman in a coffee shop. He questioned that God even existed and if i was living a lie, what disappointment that would hold. my initial response was " how dare you question if my best friend, my Saviour even exists" (although i did not respond this way) i began to pray under my breath for him. This man (we'll call him Jim) said that if you're not living a life in fear then you're not moving fast enough. Jim also talked about how living a life for something you can not see means that you are letting go of any respect you have for yourself, that you are no longer making your own decisions. He mentioned that he could not fathom a life like that. Everything inside of me wanted him to grasp the greatness of the love of God. We talked about how he viewed life, Jim felt as though he had to make every decision for himself and that he was in control of how life went. He had it right eh? He is in control, it's the letting go of that control that is the hard stuff. Ahhh man, I've talked with people about the love of God, how He transforms, but i haven't had an opportunity since He did something radical inside of me :) As he questioned if God is real, i felt a hit to my heart like never before. How could someone say that my best friend, the one who died on the cross for my sins, gave everything up, died so that i could.... How could someonene question His existence? I did something bold, maybe it was out of fraustration, but after Jim challenged me to look inside of myself and really question if God is real, i stopped him and told him "i can look you in the eye and without a doubt in my mind, heart , and soul i know and believe that there is a God, that he is real and true and alive inside of me, there is no question of who He is or if He lives" i said it in complete love of course :) I don't think that Jim had ever heard someone say that with confidence. By the end of the conversation he said "maybe, God brought you to me to help change my mind and get me thinking and questioning if there is a God"
All of this is to encourage. We each have a mounth, even if all we do is say "God is love" and that is our description of Him, that has the capability to radically change lives. We may not change everyone's mind or heart, that's not our job. But what kindov people would we be if we didn't share the Amazing and Extravagant love of our Saviour? Say it as you're walking down the street, say it under your breath as you are walking through the halls of your highschool. "God is Love".... By doing this you are bringing Him into our world, speaking against the willes and lies of the enemy. Even simply uttering it under your breath. God is love and love is very near.... ahhh, no words can describe my excitement to what my daddy is doing in our generation, we don't have time to say "tomorrow Jesus, i'll make the choice to live for you" step back, let him take control, and marvel at His extravagant love and works, it's full of vibrant colors, His Spirit is here and it's inside of every one of us. Let it flow wherever you go :) Be His. Be set free. Be love to a dying generation.