Reflections and Fall Festivals
I had to take a break from putting together The Hungry Christian for a couple of reasons. The most important of which was a health scare with a family member. Through God's grace everything has turned out okay, but it did give me pause and forced me to reflect on some things. And as scary as it was, it turned out to be a blessing in many ways.
I currently work two jobs and homeschool my daughter in addition to producing The Hungry Christian. So my days are very full, and more often than not I find it hard to clearly understand where God is leading me. When I found out someone I love very much was very sick, it forced me to stop and reevaluate what I was doing with my time, and how well I was forming relationships with those around me. I found there are many things I could be doing differently, things I needed to stop doing all together, and things that I really am called to do.
My church played a role in helping me see something else clearly. Several of our members decided to pull together a fall festival instead of our usual Trunk or Treat this year, and it was a truly enjoyable time. We had a chili cook-off, a cake walk, and lots of activities for children, and as I stood in our gymnasium looking around at all the people (and food), it just solidified the fact that spreading the love of Jesus needs to be my main focus.
Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
I'm committed to pressing forward. I hope you are too.
Love, Kelly
I currently work two jobs and homeschool my daughter in addition to producing The Hungry Christian. So my days are very full, and more often than not I find it hard to clearly understand where God is leading me. When I found out someone I love very much was very sick, it forced me to stop and reevaluate what I was doing with my time, and how well I was forming relationships with those around me. I found there are many things I could be doing differently, things I needed to stop doing all together, and things that I really am called to do.
My church played a role in helping me see something else clearly. Several of our members decided to pull together a fall festival instead of our usual Trunk or Treat this year, and it was a truly enjoyable time. We had a chili cook-off, a cake walk, and lots of activities for children, and as I stood in our gymnasium looking around at all the people (and food), it just solidified the fact that spreading the love of Jesus needs to be my main focus.
The prizes for the cake walk
Attendees enjoying chili and sides.
I can't take that for granted. And if I'm going to share the love of Christ with others, I need to make sure that my own walk is as it should be. There can't be a secular part of life and a Christian section. It has to be all or nothing. I need to recognize the little things in my life that are just sin wrapped in a secular label; I need to be careful what I'm listening to and talking about; I need to be careful how I act when I'm alone as well as around others; and I need to remember that I'm coming in contact with people every day who don't know Christ. My mission field is my neighbor, my co-worker, my family, and even the person who shares the aisle with me at the grocery.
I also can't forget that not only am I called to share the message of Christ, but I am called to teach the hearer to "observe all things" Christ has commanded me to do. So if I am not doing what Christ has commanded me, I need to rectify that immediately!
Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
I'm committed to pressing forward. I hope you are too.
Love, Kelly
