It is hard to believe its Thursday already. Seems this week has just been a blur even though it has been totally filled with just awesome things and time spent with awesome people. A few nights ago, Donna, Taylor and Morgan came over to spend some time at the pool. After work that day I dropped by the local Christian book store to get something that would help me hit home my talk with Kaity next week and God told me to do something additional while in the store. I have learned over the last few years to go with what God asks me to do and not question Him - even if its in a store. So - Taylor is headed to her mission trip next week with her original church home (her family has been going to R2C2 now for months but still has ties to their old church) and she needed a small compact bible. Her sister Morgan got one presented to her on Sunday for her promotion to our Student Ministry -Project 252- so it was only fair.
So as instructed - I got her a bible and wrote something in it and sharing that story this week with them was just way too cool and such a special moment. Last night we got to spend time with our dear friends - the Beavers & Brewers. We had such a great evening and did not get home until 10:00 last night. Hopefully tonight Taylor and Morgan will be over again as mom attends our womens bible study at church and Carol has a full plate with Madison, Dannielle and Browdy over this afternoon and hopefully tomorrow we get to have some time with the Lucas family. Saturday we head out to Tupper Lake NY and begin to close down Walts house for the week. I am in many ways looking forward to this family time and a time for healing for our family. There is a church in Saranac Lake NY that will not be open yet and I was really hoping to attend on Sunday morning but its a church that is on an island - no power or running water - you have to take a boat to get to it and this little white church on this island is just amazing from what Aunt Violet has told us. In many ways - it would be like the church of the old days. No fancy video or cool band - just a simple place to come together as "One" and worship our Lord.
The last few days of thinking about this little church on an island - has me thinking about churches in America and how we are say 300 years old. Churches elsewhere in the world are much older and are probably different than what we are used to here in the U.S. Folks today are still being killed in parts of the world for their faith. They are being put in jails and Pastors are being killed or churches burned to the ground. At church this week the title of our message was - God make us Dangerous. If folks are standing up, willing to die for their faith in other parts of the world - why wouldn't that be different here? Lets put it more simply.
The court system here is all about justice. Imagine standing before the court and you are up on charges. Charged for being a Christian. Does your life reflect that? Would your family members come to court and testify for you? Your coworkers?
What would they say about you? Would they say that you were totally sold out on Jesus? That you would do almost anything short of sin to reach people for Christ? Would you charge Hell with a water pistol all in the name of Jesus? Does your life reflect the practical love of Jesus? Are you leading your family and loving the children in your life that you have responsibility for?
Would you be convicted or let the fancy lawyer get you off?

We all will have that opportunity where we will stand before all mighty God and His decision will be - Eternal damnation and torment in Hell forever or a free gift that was paid by Jesus himself for your entry into heaven. There is no resume to hand to God - see what I have done, see what I can bring to Heaven because of my whatever... it will be based on where your heart is and it will have to be His. Put your trust in Jesus ~

No email, phone or contact for week starting on Saturday. I am kind of looking forward to it. It will be weird - I will miss talking with everyone and checking in. I pray God uses this time of quietness as a learning experience.
Have a good week everyone - Love you all,
Gods blessings,
Lonnie~