Be The One

This blog post is one geared towards women…and in this particular case….”Christ followers” and followed by basically a plea.

This morning I met with an amazing woman to discuss some things for advertising and such. She deals with a lot of things many of us have no desire to even talk about.

I was raised in a legalistic church…by people who felt that they were doing the right thing. I believe that with their whole heart and soul…they believed that they were doing the right thing.

The church, and especially, the women of the church have done much to harm. Instead of accepting, we have judged…I’m not pointing fingers….until about five years ago…I was definitely in this group. We say that we accept you, but we have an amazing look we give to those who aren’t quite as polished as the rest of us. I can turn this post into a long complaint about how we have failed….but I don’t think that’s productive…this is for those women who want change. This is for the woman who reached out to someone to talk to…and you were rejected….time and time again. This is for the woman who never felt good enough. This is for the woman who was told it was your fault…that you should have done more…that he would have stayed if you would have been different. This is for the woman who suffers because her kids are struggling, but she can’t tell you that because she will be judged…when the case simply is…sometimes kids do bad things in spite of what we have taught them!

I believe that women are mighty. Watch a woman give birth….watch a single mom make ends meet…and watch a woman protect her young….we are fierce.

We are also vulnerable , sensitive, and when things get hard sometimes we cry…sometimes we have a “potty mouth”….but most of the time…we keep on going.

In our community alone, we have so many amazing women who are moving mountains. This is who I want to get my hands dirty with.

There is Melissa who works with Pivotal Point. They do amazing things for getting families off the street and teaching them how to get a job, an apartment…and meal plan. They have a thrift store which also benefits the apartments as well where people can shop and it directly benefits the housing of these people.

There is Sheila who works with Food for Kids that has a water day each summer for these kids that have no food. She started feeding these kids who were hungry in our town out of her own pocket….and you haven’t lived until you’ve heard her sing in the middle of 100 kids in the middle of our town “Jesus Loves the Little Children.”

There is Stacy who works with Sisters of Solace who is helping abused women get off the street and have a career and something they can be proud of. She deals with things that most people never even have to ever hear…and she does this every single day.

There is Glynda who works at the UCP and the amazing people that work beside her…and she takes care of the disabled in such an amazing way.

There is Jeannie and so many that work at the Youth Alliance here in our town, making huge differences in our local youth!

All of these women…need help. They need volunteers, they need money…they need all of us.

I don’t have time anymore to argue on mask or no masks wearers. I don’t have time to argue on Facebook with anyone….or Twitter.

Instead. I would very much like to spend my spare time making a difference….getting my hands dirty. Serving in the way that God has uniquely created me.

I want to do this because this is how change takes place in communities. When we quit fighting with one another and instead join hands. When we decide that the greater good is worth more than being right. When we decide that arguing is a waste of time…but making the world a better place is always the best thing to do with our time.

Quit complaining, quit making empty promises where your too busy to talk to anyone for three months…quit holding grudges against people who are too stubborn to change….leave them behind and go forward to what God wants you to do.

The pictures I post are not bragging pictures to show you what a fabulous person I am…because I am not. I just post them so that you can see that whatever gift you have can be used in such an amazing way…bigger than you ever dreamed.

Don’t judge Jesus by those that just say His name. Judge Jesus by those who do His work…and get their hands dirty….by doing the dirty work.

May His name be praised !