I LOVE KIDS

I know VBS is a major use of resources and manpower. I watched our church members make great sacrifices to serve the children who walked through the doors of our church. It is no small sacrifice for a worker to get off work and grab a quick bite to eat before running up to the church full of energy and pour their lives into children helping every child feel like the most important person in the world. When we look back over the last week and we think about all the man hours and money that went into making our VBS a success, you might ask what did we gain!?! And I can't answer that question for someone else but I gained the joy of having a couple boys and girls give their lives to Jesus. I was fueled watching certain children completely engaged in the Bible Stories. I left the week satisfied with the knowledge that an army full of children know how much God loves them and that the church is here for them!

Routines

I sometimes feel like my life is filled with routines. I maintain a fairly standard schedule at work, I like going to the same places to eat lunch, I love traveling to same spots, and I have certain TV shows I'm showing addiction issues with. But I have found two things that allow me to break free from my routines. Two little slices of heaven that recharge the creativity of my life. But, they are also two little things that no one else pushes me to do, they are two little things that often times get pushed back in my day or even later in the week. Even if I feel drained without them I still allow everything to block me from taking the time to do them. SO what are these amazing little nuggets of life? My quiet time and sharing my faith. There is just something so energizing about studying God's word and watching where HE takes me, and nothing more miraculous than sharing my story and watching someone give their heart to Christ. I just wonder why I allow so many other things to fill my days with ordinary routines and push two of the most miraculous elements of my life to the back burner?!?