This is from the last Worship Cafe e.update I sent out yesterday:
Why not give...Our lives away?
This past Sunday, I went with my friend Chris to The Lighthouse in Arnold, PA. He and I went to drop off loads of coats, toys, socks and underwear to this ministry that boldly serves the homeless of this city. I had never been to Arnold, and I never knew the conditions where this ministry is located.
Now that I think back on my Lighthouse experience (and I'm going to be brutally honest with you), I wanted to get in and out fast! The more we drove, the more boarded up homes and run-down buildings we saw, the more anxious I became. I told Chris, “we can’t stay long.” I passed it off by saying, the Steelers game was on...my wife was not feeling well...my daughters had to get in bed for school the next day. What I was really thinking was...I’ll put in my time, and I’ll go back home.
It's only now that I reflect that the leaders of this ministry are giving their lives away to the homeless! They are sleeping on just a mattress in their ministry's facility and using their personal resources to serve the people of Arnold.
I don't know what this does to you, and I don't even fully know what this does to me. All I know is that it's doing something in my heart! All I can think of is that Jesus gave his life away for us. Therefore, I've been asking myself, "What does it mean for me to give my life away?"
