I became a Christ-follower when I was 16. I was tricked into going to some church camp by my best friend in High School. Needless to say he told me some girls from his church were also going.  I was thinking camping, beer, tents and other things that wild teenagers do or desire to do. (see picture and go ahead and laugh)

Laugh, do it!!!

But God had other plans. I went to church for the first time in my life, (like 12 times that week-sigh) and I became a Christ-follower when the preacher called me out of the crowd and told me some stuff that nobody else in that room knew. That night I also was called into the ministry (which is confusing because we are all called into the ministry).

I saw the Spirit and the power of God and the love of Jesus the very first moment I became a Christian. It’s what I know, it’s who I am and it’s what I want to be-one who walks in the Spirit and see’s the Spirit using my life to demonstrate the Kingdom of God and His power.  I read this scripture this morning and I could not help but ask, “how much do I talk and I much do I act?” As I read 1st Corinthians I could not help but feel this desire to see God at work and the demonstration of the Spirit and His power.

With God’s help we could wipe-out extreme poverty in my lifetime. With God’s help we could plant Gospel-Centered Church that see city transformation. With God’s help we could live like Acts 2 and become Acts 29…30…etc.

Talk is useless and action is vital. People like me who are filled with vision and passion can still become “talkers” as opposed to actually living out the “way” of Jesus and serving my generation and seeing the Spirit’s power.

My prayer for the Simply Missional community is simple=lets act on what we believe.

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