Radical Change

I'm still reeling from a concept that came up in worship yesterday, due to its personal impact on me. Mike, our speaker at the mission trip, encouraged us to sign the deed of our house over to Jesus. He's not just an invited guest, but he calls the shots. He owns the home.

Heidi, Adi, Malachi, and I had Becky, Travis, Zach (11), Justin (9), Maddie (6), and Izzy (4) over for the weekend. Living 10 is a lot different than living 4. But what if we decided that the Boyds owned the home? It's one thing to let visitors stay with you. It's a whole nother thing to let them take over...for good.

Two of our Indiana residents, Kayla (15) and Lindsey (14) got baptized yesterday. They surrendered their lives to Christ. He calls the shots now.

I got a bookmark from one of my residents years ago with a George Eliot quote on it. It says, "It is never too late to be what you might have been." Every time I encounter the Word, Jesus changes me. Sue is going through radical personal life change and is loving it. Faith is on the brink of being a passionately spiritual outreach machine.

Imagine the change that took place in the relationship Onesimus had with Philemon and vice versa. When Jesus enters a relationship for good, everything changes...and this is change you don't have to fear.