The Command To Go

I believe that every Christian is commanded to share the gospel. When God says "Go into all the world and preach the gospel," he isn't talking to only the missionaries and the pastors, he is talking to everyone that is a Christ follower. Isaiah 61 says "The Lord has anointed ME to bring the good news to the poor. He has sent ME to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners." As Christians we are supposed to be a light unto the world. We are told to tell others about Christ so that they will see all the good things that he does and then they too will want to follow Christ.  The word Christian means Christ follower. If we are supposed to be following him then we will be making disciples because that is what he did when he came to earth. He had twelve disciples. He told them to go to the lost sheep. He said they would even stand before Kings and Queens and they were to tell them and all the nations about Jesus. So this isn't something that you can decide whether or not you want to be a part of it, you are told to do this, so go do it!


Romans 10:14-15 "...How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him in whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach , except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them who preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things."

Just Another Day

There are times in life when we get thrown a curve ball. The unimaginable becomes a reality. What we once thought was unshakeable is completely shattered. For the Watson family this day was August 10, 2012. This day was just another rainy day like every other day the past two weeks. Their eleven year old son was getting to spend time with his biological mom that he had not been able to see much of the past few years. He and his mom were driving along and she accidentally made a wrong turn. She pulled across the highway so she could get back to where they needed to be. They were then t-boned by a log truck. That one wrong turn has changed their lives forever. She died on the scene. When the emergency Chaplain pulled up, his first reaction was, "how many families will I be calling" because he thought there was absolutely no way anyone would survive. Somehow Dean still had a pulse, he was actually alive. He was rushed into the CCU at a local Enterprise hospital. This is were they found out that he had a bruised elbow, a broken nose, a broken collar bone, bones in the back of his skull and on his face were shattered, he had swelling on his brain and damage to his temporal lobes. All that mattered was that he was still alive. Just another normal day, just a wrong turn, yet it has changed everything. So remember that this could be the last time you see someone and let them know that you love them. It could be their day that changes everything.

I have been blessed!

Sometimes I take my life for granted, but I have a lot to be thankful for. First I have a friend that sticks closer than a brother and he loves me no matter how bad and unlovable I am. He doesn't get mad or bring up past mistakes, but instead he gives me new mercies every morning. Then I have another special guy that is there for me even when I have hard times and he doesn't judge me for it. He is patient even when I am ugly. I have parents that love me and each  other. They put aside their dreams and do what is best for us because they love us more than anything else. I have sisters and a brother that bring sunshine into my life and make me either laugh at them or with them, either way it's always fun! I am healthy, maybe even too healthy. I could definitely have it a lot worse. The water that I complain about drinking is desperately needed in other places, but I don't think about that. I just think about how I don't like the  taste. I have never been in a major accident or had anything really bad happen to me, because for some reason God has chosen to bless me. I have no idea what it is like to have to fight for survival or to live in nasty areas and I've never had to worry about whether or not I would have food on the table. God has chosen to bless me. I need to be more thankful and use those blessings to glorify him.

The World's Most Unusual Siblings...

I think I have the world's most unusual siblings! My oldest sister likes to act like she is big and bad, but  she is nothing like that. She is actually really sweet. She says that she can't wait to leave and that she doesn't like me at all, yet she buys me food just because and sometimes she will accidentally say "I love you." If you make a big deal about it though she will completely deny it and say she messed up. So if that ever happens I just smile and enjoy it. One day I was going into the living room and my brother was in the middle of the hallway jumping up and down waving his hands. I asked him what in the world he was doing and he just as quickly replied, "I had to jump over my awesomeness to see you." He loves himself! He even made up a song and all it says is "I love myself. I couldn't live without myself. I'd die without myself!" My youngest sister is a little chatter box. She loves to talk all day long and I think she has a never ending supply of words. She is so full of life and energy and she just enjoys sharing every detail with us. We were joking around one day about how she is never quiet and we are amazed that she can actually stop long enough to sleep at night. That night she talked to me in her sleep! While they may be unusual and sometimes really crazy, I still love them. It's the least I can do for them when they have to put up with my silliness everyday!