Break time

Since the first of summer, Red has been running cross-country for the school. He has loved it and is currently the second fastest runner for his grade on the team. That was until this past week. While at his Dad's, he had the misfortune of having a metal bed rail fall on his foot. He came home and told us but it didn't seem to be bothering him so he continue practice as usual. He ran a 5K meet and his time was slower than normal. As the week went on, he ran but then finally, last Thursday, the foot had enough of the running. He had to stop practice and see the trainer. After a quick trip to the doctor this morning for x-rays, he has a hairline fracture and will be out for about 2 weeks. Needless to say, he has nice black boot to add to his attire for the next couple of weeks.

Time to Make a Difference

We have a new youth pastor at our church. The Sunday night before school started he spoke. One statement that he said blew me away - "We are to blame for the world that our kids are living in". Wow! We complain that this world is screwed up and it's a scary place to raise our kids. Yet his statement caused me to look into my own life and see that I am to blame. How many times have I not chosen to be different - to not stand up for what is right regardless of what others thought and only concerned myself with what my God thought of me?

It's time for me, for ALL Christians, to be different and make a difference in this world. Can you imagine your community changing because God's children started to look different from the world? It all starts with one person. You and I think "who will listen to me after all that I have done?" We are no different than David, Moses, Noah, Peter, Paul and many others. They like us made mistakes and yet God used them to change things. He used them because they made themselves available. When we finally decide to truly die to ourselves, our wants and desires and make ourselves available, God will work to change this world. Revival starts with God's children, not those that are lost.

It's time to make a difference.