I’m a local church girl at heart.  I love the extended spiritual family that get to feed into our lives and that we get to do the adventure of life together.  I love that no matter where I find myself on the planet, when I go to church it feels like home.  There is something incredible about the people of God.

In my most difficult moments – I have seen God’s people rally round, encourage and support us in incredible ways. The church is full of incredible saints – all over the world.

I have been blown away in the last month or so meeting “strangers”. In the words of William Butler “There are no strangers here, only friends you haven’t met yet”.  I don’t get to travel with my man very much – I hear stories and see pictures of the wonderful people he meets and gets to do life with. I connect with most of them on facebook, but I feel incredibly blessed when I get to meet these people in real life.

They are incredible.

I have had “strangers” now friends – pray over us, gave us crazy accurate prophetic words, give presents to our kids, stand with Lily and believe for her complete healing, feed us, put a roof over our heads for a few nights, lend us their car… and the list goes on.  I don’t ever take any of these things for granted. These are real people – sacrificing time, energy and finances so we get to do what we do. I am so incredibly thankful for this family of God.

I met a woman a few weeks back for the first time – I couldn’t believe it as she shared how much she prays for our family, as I saw my name in her bible beside verses that she felt was for me with a date stamp as far as 4 years ago. To say I was encouraged and blessed is an understatement.

God’s people are just wonderful.

I’m challenged by all of this.

Aaron’s new song TO THE WORLD, has a challenge at the heart of it.

“We will be your hands, we’ll be your feet, we’ll be the love in a need. Into a broken world we will go”

We are carriers of hope and resources that can change people’s lives. I have been on the receiving end of people who have blessed our family and small acts of practical love have made a huge difference in our lives. I’m forever thankful.

I spoke yesterday in a church – and the message was simple.

LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE.

WORSHIP. JUSTICE.

It’s the greatest commandment and the call on our lives as the people of God. Let’s be the carriers of hope that we where created to be.

I’m looking for the need today that I can meet. Be challenged and encouraged.  You carry the kingdom everywhere you go. Keep changing the world saints.