"Tangible Compassion"...

 Tangible Compassion... a prompted deep thought- from a blog post I read earlier...


Maybe you have been known to state your compassion at the news of tragedy or rough times in another's life... I sure have!... That somewhere deep down you feel that pity or maybe even sadness for those hurting around you... maybe you even had the thought "Thank You Lord That's Not Happening To Me"... I'm sure at some point in time we've all had that thought... NOBODY likes to feel that deep pain, that takes your breath away... It just doesn't feel good... 


Is it our love for Christ that compels us to move from thoughtful compassion to tangible compassion... maybe not for some... maybe it comes naturally... there are a lot of "Good People" that don't know Christ... maybe it's your spiritual gift manifesting itself... All I know is I am compelled to show more "Tangible Compassion"... I believe it is CERTAINLY being the hands and feet of Christ... picking someone else up when they've been knocked down... I  once heard it said "Don't withhold something from someone that you one day will need in return"... Tangible Compassion, if you haven't yet needed it bestowed upon you... One Day You Certainly Will...


May I so graciously share the link to where my deep though was prompted...





http://khphotography.net/blog/?p=878

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   " Draw near to God and He will draw near to you!"

                                    James 4:8

Yep... this is exactly what I've been doing... and let me tell you there have been GOOD days and there have been some not so good days! Drawing near to God and asking Him to show you unclean places in your life... well let's just say it sometimes leaves a little less to be desired! 

Funny thing though... in my moments of "un-pleasantness" (pretty sure that's NOT a word) I feel His presence abundantly MORE!

Like an embrace God LONGS for you to draw near....

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A DAY OF ENCOURAGEMENT!

Saturday morning Revolution Church hosted a "Day of Encouragement" for the women who serve so selflessly week after week. Not only in our church but in their homes, their jobs and their beyond! It was a wonderful time of being refreshed and encouraging each other in our FAITH! 

Lisa shared her faith journey and encouraged us to seek our Completion in CHRIST! What a story God is writing with her life and those who are within her presence gain an ABUNDANCE of ENCOURAGEMENT !


Lauren BLESSED us with her homemade, self-catered brunch and we gave away A LOT of goodies that women love!

God is doing AMAZING things through the women of Revolution Church and I am so THRILLED to be apart of it! 




              


 REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN= SPEAK ENCOURAGEMENT! 

" That you and I may mutually be ENCOURAGED by each others FAITH"
(Romans 1:12)


Keep Breathing~Speak Encouragement

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"Happy Friday"

 

                  "HAPPY FRIDAY"

I will be cheering at high school and college football games...having dinner with some great friends... attending National Back To Church Sunday @ Revolution Church... and hopefully I will have time for a bike ride... 

A beautiful end to a crazy/busy week... Unplug, laugh and be INTENTIONAL about REST... Share a story with someone... speak a BLESSING... SMILE, well because you will feel better... Take refuge for your soul...

"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him" Psalm 34:8

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STIRRED

Mary Elizabeth Lewis

Many things in this life stir my soul... Being pursued and my pursuit of my Lord... A gentle touch of my husbands hand in mine... my children's laughter and the warmth of their hugs... a good book that spurs you to become a better person... a journey to conquer what you were created for... I'm sure on this side of heaven I'm not complete without a stirring in my soul... which leads me to share a very profound one with you... 

On November 7, 2007 Marybeth accepted Christ and asked Him to be the Lord of her life. Just 6 days later my youngest daughter made the same decision... My husband and I were out of the country, in Romania, on a mission trip... God was doing AMAZING things in our life while serving on the mission field and also SHOWING OUT at home by pursuing my girls!!! My journey away was FULFILLING but DIFFICULT as a MOM... God allowed me to end that journey by praying with a precious girl to receive Christ... I will NEVER forget November 2007... A HUGE stirring for my soul...

THEN...

on August 4th of this year, while away at a youth camp, God completely MOVED in Marybeth's life... with one God moment after another He completely wanted her surrender... not just her souls commitment to Him but her LIFE... her life TOTALLY surrendered to PROCLAIMING HIM... to release EVERY ambition of her own in pursuit of her destiny... to GO and TELL of what He has to offer... to share with others what God has done in her own life...

WOW...

 my little brown hair/blue eyed baby... His creation for His DIVINE purpose... and she said YES!!!

HUMBLED... STIRRED!

What is STIRRING YOUR SOUL??? 

He created YOU for HIS divine purpose...

Are you saying...

YES

("For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose"~Phil. 2:15)

Rebekah Grace Lewis

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