My toes hurt; I have been stepped on so many times these past few weeks I think I have blisters. Have you had that feeling? Well, I have. The cool thing about it is that I am grateful that someone did that, it’s like a wakeup call. I will share with you one of my dreams. Everyone has a calling, mine? Well, its criminals, inmates. I don’t know why, but I am drawn to them. I find it easy to love them, my heart aches for them, sometimes I feel like one of them. God loves them, why shouldn’t I? I have for the last year envisioned a prison ministry, a friend of mine introduced me with a guy that runs a program in OKC, OK called Living Faith, they help these people that come out of prison and help them get connected in society, the also provide support, discipline and community together sharing God’s mercy and grace. The world is hard on them, don’t get me wrong there are consequences for anyone’s actions and if they have paid for it, than they deserve a chance, one that God already has given them. If you go back all the way to the Old Testament, God loved David, “a man after God’s own heart” well, he murdered Uriah just to get his wife, and God still used him for His Kingdom. Look at the apostle Paul, considered the worst man in the world, imagine how many Christ followers he killed, still Jesus had a purpose for him. Jesus tells us if the repent forgive them just as He forgave us, they asked Jesus “how many times?” Jesus answered, “We should forgive not 7 times or 70 times, but 7×70 times (It’s 490 times by the way). We all have something in common, we are all sinners, there is no way around it, we categorize sin, one is worse than the other, some of us get caught others get away with sin. Jesus loves the sinner, he longs for them, and He cares for them and died for all of them. I have this vision of Jesus eating with the prostitutes, tax-collectors, Judas (the guy that betrayed Him) they shared meals together, prayed together, loved each other. I have been “nudged” to surround myself with these people, just like the apostle Paul was “nudged” to go to the Gentiles.
What has God “nudged” you to do?
Thank you for posting this. I am fed and blessed. I need to respond more often and more consistently to God’s call to feed others. Thank you for blessing me with this post today.
thank you for your kind words. I love that we all help each other to realize and see things that otherwise when alone we would miss. I forgot to tell you but I really enjoy reading your blog.