One word

I feel this blog is a way for me to share my journey with you, that includes my journey with Christ, friends, family, etc. I have come to one realization today. LIFE IS NOT ALL ABOUT ME. I know, I know, all of you guys know that and it should be obvious but it is taking me a long time to get the idea:) I guess I just get so caught up in what i am going through that i miss out on what is going around me and that there are more important things than what I am going through. I can be so selfish and so self-centered. God is doing so much in this world and I am missing it because I am so focused on myself. He is telling me to wake up and look around. He is teaching me that he wants to use me but until I lay myself down, my pride down, he cannot and willnot unless I get my focus on the right person and that person is Jesus Christ. I think life can be summed up in one word. That one word is SERVING!!!!! I think Jesus' ministry can be summed up in one word.. SERVING!!! When we serve we take on the likeness of Christ. We do ministry the way it is suppossed to be. Christ shows through when we realize that we must decrease so that he may increase.

How do we serve? What does serving look like? I think that it can take on many facets. It doesn't have a certain mold that it lives by. I don't have it all figured out and I may never, but I do know this. I need to get off my lazy butt and do it. No excuses. As Christians it is not only our duty but it is also our responsibility.

I think this is what can happen when we start serving
*I have a vision of IWU students catching this urge and desire to serve the city of Marion IN
*The city of Marion transformed because students took the time to invest in the city in which they reside for 8 months out of the year.
* A revival that breaks out on the campus of IWU, college students would move from religioun to Christ followers and living out the ministry of Jesus in today's society.

So now i am going to get off my soap box but my prayer is that as followers of Jesus Christ we will have this passion to serve others. It will not be done out of obligation but out of desire.