Lessons
Tomorrow is Kim's birthday. As usual, she doesn't want any fanfare, so we enjoyed a quiet dinner at Chipotle, a cup of coffee at Starbucks, and some great conversation while Seth & Shani enjoyed being at the Dilbones. I'm blessed to have such a wonderful wife who is so faithful to God and so good to me.
We talked about where God has us these days. It's certainly not a place we would have ever predicted, but we are both happy to be where we are and are grateful for the new levels of dependence on Jesus that we are experiencing. This journey of downward mobility is turning out to be pretty liberating, and the temporal nature of this life is coming more clearly into focus than ever before.
Last night I had the privilege of attending another informational/fund raising event for the upcoming Impact World Tour (a powerful evangelistic emphasis sponsored by Youth With a Mission). The goal is to evangelize teenagers in NW OH with major events between Easter & Memorial Day 2007. The church that meets at my house has been supporting this ministry for the last 4 months and it is exciting to see momentum building and increased unity among Christians in our community. I believe that the IWT is going to result in hundreds of new disciples participating in Life Transformation Groups which will be a catalyst for the birth of new churches throughout our region!
While we were singing "Here I am to Worship," one line spoke to me like I was hearing it for the first time. The second verse says, "King of all days, oh so highly exalted, glorious in heaven above. Humbly you came to the earth you created, all for love's sake became poor." This humbe King Jesus ran toward poverty; I have spent my life running away from it. He was motivated by love; I am usually motivated for much more selfish reasons. He chose what I would never have chosen. Yet, last night God revealed something that is most encouraging. Though we are far from destitute, we are in a season of comparative poverty and God reminded me that the reason we are here is love. (I know that compared to the rest of the world we are rich, but we are living on far less resources than we ever have before.) We are here because we love God more than our own comfort, and He loves us enough to do whatever it takes to make us more like Jesus. That was an amazing revelation that lifted my spirits and helped me to fully embrace and be truly grateful for where God has led us.
By the way, yesterday I took my official college transcript to the staffing service used by BG City Schools so I could start subbing any day. Who knows, I might even get a call tomorrow! I have a lot to look forward to and to be thankful for. I'm thankful for a great time at Lifepointe Community Church last Sunday, an amazing family, and for a wife God created with me in mind. I look forward to a Falcon victory tomorrow night (you can watch them on ESPN), making new friends at the schools, and making disciples. God sure is good!
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