"A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart."
"A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree."
As Kelly so eloquently stated, there's good vs bad in the movies and then there's real life. A book that comes to mind is Mike Yaconelli's Messy Spirituality. I loved the two books she mentioned too.
My life verifies the truth of the two verses above. When I was 20 and had the world by the tail, the bottom dropped out. Not because I was a bad person. But I had gone prodigal, leaving the Father behind in search of greener pastures. What I found out is that if you are looking for greener pastures, go to Psalm 23. Surround yourself with God's people. Get excited about God's mission in the world. There is no more fulfilling life than to give yours away for the sake of the world.
I do hope every member of Faith fasts on Friday and Saturday, gives today, and/or prays from now until the world is fed. Our kids are going to take this ministry of caring for other kids around the planet and run with it. Will we encourage them to live this dangerous life of faith?
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