While I was in New York earlier this summer, celebrating
the marriage of my brother-in-law and his amazing new wife, I had a little time
to reflect on this past year as I spent a lot of alone time with Lucy, as my
husband, Mark, was off doing best man tasks with his brother. It hit me that it
has already been a year since many things happened in my life. I learned I was
pregnant with Lucy a year ago and we lost Pastor Rick the same week. From
there, my mind spiraled through the next months. August, I almost lost Lucy in
a threatened miscarriage, but as you all know, God allowed Little, Lovely Lucy
to come to us. September I visited New York for the first time. November my
brother-in-law got engaged to his now wife. December of course was a lot of
celebration and family time. January was the midst of the crazy winter. March,
we welcomed Lucy earlier than expected. The end of March was almost the end of
my life. But I lived to see 28 on April
28th and from there we come back to my thought processes in July while
in New York.
It hit me just how fast and crazy this year has flown by.
And as I grow older and have a wider perspective on things because of the
events that have taken place, I realize that we have no time to waste. By we, I
mean Christians, my family, my friends. We are here for a purpose of being the
hands and feet of God. Yes, you’ve heard it before. Maybe in a song or two, but
if you’re like me, you sing it or listen to it and then move about your daily
life without blinking. What does it really mean to you though?
I think of that song by Matthew West, “Do Something”. It
might be an uncomfortable song to some people, or maybe even one you write off
and think “that’s not my job to go and do something.” We tend to look at the
Great Commission – to GO and make disciples (or make followers) of Jesus- and
get the mentality of not letting it be our problem. However, we can read the “come
to Me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest,” and suddenly
the Bible applies to us. If we believe in the Bible though, and are determined
to make it our life, we can’t section off portions of it that fit into our
comfortable life. We can seek rest from God, but we also need to do something
for God.
We can express passions about the hurting and broken of
this world, but then we fail to follow through with helping them, thinking
someone else is already there doing it. Maybe we have desired to have a small
group on a certain topic and there is no one leading one – why not you? You can
get plugged in to whatever desire God has placed on your heart. If you love
working with kids, there’s Children’s Ministry. If you’d rather work with kids
that aren’t covered in jam and can’t tie their shoes, try Youth Ministry
(though I make no promises that they all are not covered in jam, but hopefully
they can tie their shoes.) Love making someone’s day? Try greeting them at the
doors of church and letting them know just how great they made your day by
showing up to church! We have people passionate about going to those rough
places and helping those hurting people, but you don’t have to even step on a
plane to do something for Christ. Get out of your comfort zone and try
something new that can further the Kingdom. The
relationships you start and build will last a lifetime and beyond in God’s
Kingdom.
365 days may sound like a long time, but as I reflected
back on this past year in those moments I had alone, I realized they definitely
aren’t a long time in the big picture of my life here on earth. I can ask God
to do something, but He already did – He created me and you! So instead of
living each day as if it is just another one for your journal page, do something.
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