For Good-ness Sake...

Hey gals!
Most of you may recall our lesson from the 'Fruit of the Spirit' where we learned that the Fruit of Goodness is a fruit that takes action. It is a Fruit that DOES!

Sometimes we can grow wearing of doing good. As women we can sometimes feel we've done all the 'Goodness Does' right in the midst of our own home and family. As if keeping up the laundry, cleaning the house, wiping noses and tears from our little angels, paying bills, solving the worlds problems (and by that I mean- solving sibling arguments), driving from one ballgame and practice to the next, cooking, and kicking (oh- I meant feeding) the dog aren't enough! I know the list can be overwhelming- I feel tired just thinking about all the Goodness Does we do in a day! Let me exhort you, like the Apostle Paul would, 'don't grow wearing of doing good'! Because- For Good-ness Sake......Good-ness Does!

With that being said I want to challenge each of you to try out a different kind of doing this summer. I want to invite to join in with myself and other ladies here at Harrison to do a little 'Out of the Box Ministry'. Tomorrow night, (Monday, May 19th), myself and a couple of angelic small group leaders will be cooking dinner for YOU! This dinner is for a group planning session- a planning session to plan out your summer 'Out of the Box Ministry Project'. You see I'm challenging each small group to do 2 service projects during the month of June & July. One project will be for a mission that Harrison supports and the other will be for someone or a ministry within the walls of Harrison.

You may think I termed the summer event 'Out of the Box' because I wanted us to get outside of the box we call 'church'. This is half true. What I really want is for us to get out of our comfort zones where doing is concerned. To put some elbow grease into doing. For many doing comes so natural- and for others doing doesn't come naturally at all. It seems that as Christians we have settled into a laziness where doing is concerned. Partly because we fill our schedules so full that we don't allow time (or take the time) to really go above and beyond the call. We barely have enough time to 'do' for our own families. So- we settle. For some people they have not idea 'what to do' where doing is concerned and are too shy or afraid to just ask. So, again- we settle. I feel sure there are so many reasons (or excuses?) that get in the way of our going above and beyond in doing. But for the most part we are 'doing' less and less for others. And we are setteling for less of a blessing. Sorry to say- but if you give it some time, think about it, and if your honest- you'll probably agree with me.

Can I just ask- why settle? There is 'Blessin' to be had!! So,Let me once again encourage you to come out and join in a little 'Goodness Doing' this summer. Come join in a little 'Gettin' Out of the Box Ministry'. I believe there is a blessing awaiting each of us. Let's not settle in and miss it!

I hope to see you Monday at 6!
Love to all,
Lori

P.S. This post had some real Tennessean Talk in it!!

"For the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22