Serving

Hello gals!



I want to say way to go to you ladies you have made posts thus far! I so knew you could do it!! So, keep it up! I'm praying that our blog will become a good daily habit in your life! Mostly I'm praying it encourages you and from time to time maybe even cause you to pause and do some internal reflection!



For today I want to say how proud I am of each small group thus far. Everyone has taken the challenge of stepping up and out of the box to do a little 'Goodness Does' this summer! Way to go ladies! I will be letting everyone in on each groups service project soon. For today I would like to share with you a bit from a book I'm currently reading. I am choosing not to give you the name of it because I believe it is going to be a part of our fall together and I don't want to spoil it for anyone! But this section has to do with service and I thought it was a good analogy. So here goes:



"I used to be driven by my fear of God. I also used to work hard to prove that I was committed to God. Now I have tremendous fear and awe of God, but that doesn't motivate me. Now I work hard to serve God, but it isn't to prove my devotion. Now I think I'm actually in love. Maybe that sounds corny to you, but I can't think of a more appropriate way to say it."



"If a guy were dating my daughter but didn't want to spend the gas money to pick her up or refused to buy her dinner because it cost too much, I would question whether he were really in love with her. In the same way, I question whether many American churchgoers are really in love with God because they are so hesitant to do anything for Him."



"People who are obsessed with Jesus do not consider service a burden. Obsessed people take joy in loving God by loving His people." (Matt. 13:44; John 15:8).



I'm wondering if that hit you as hard as it did me? I believe the author of this book is really on to something. What is your thoughts?



Love to all,

Lori