Reasons 5 and 6 Support Raising Does NOT Suck…
5 It brings you to people of all different types, but especially those who have known you since you were young. For me this ranges from people who knew me before i came out of the womb to people who saw me play basketball and football in high school. Everywhere i turn there is a wonder at how i have changed. And it is another opportunity to praise God, because if Jesus did not save me and give me the Holy Spirit, i would be far worse. We’ve been talking about mentioning evidences of God’s grace at work in people lives at Mars Hill; people point out God’s transforming grace in my life and it makes me praise Jesus. Sweet.
6 You’re like a salesman, but you break all the paradigms. By all means you need to be confident, articulate, and straightforward…but you’re not looking for a sale that you’ll never see again. Instead, you are planting seeds and cultivating relationships. Money is a part of it, but you’re seeking so much more.
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Tonight was one of the best night’s ever. I had the conviction that i’ve neglected talking with my little brother while going out to recruit and train college guys. So i randomly asked my little brother to go walk our dog with me. He turned this down because he claimed to be tired. My selfish reaction was that if he wouldn’t be available to hang with me at the drop of a hat, i wouldn’t waste my time pouring out into him. There’s guys who would die to spend time with me was my reasoning (what a prideful idiot, i know). As i write this it’s unbelievable how selfish and retarded and sinful that thinking was. By God’s grace though, i had two thoughts: 1) My friend has patiently been trying to teach his rebellious son for years (tangible example) and 2) Jesus was 10,000 times more patient with me (that’s heavy and humbling). The Jesus one got me to keep pursuing my brother’s time, which ended up in a long chat on our back porch.
It was the best talk we’ve ever had in our life. I said some very hard things to him and gave him a lot of counsel/Scripture. At the end i laid hands on him and prayed with and for him. Afterwards we embraced. There was something in the way his arms clung to my back and his head rested on my shoulder that helps to make this one of the best night’s ever. Maybe it’s because that’s how i used to hug our dad after hard talks like this. God is so good. By his grace, my little brother will become ridiculously satisfied in Jesus and a weapon to bring other high school kids to that same joy. Pray for this. YES!
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