Journey Up!

I've been buzzing about "Journey Up" lately and how GOD is using this campaign to stretch us spiritually, emotionally and yes even financially. Lately i've been thinking about my time here on staff at Journey, which will be 10 years in August. I can't help but think about where we've been and where we're going. I've seen people come and go, i've seen lives changed, marriages restored, people baptized, baby's dedicated, and I've been privileged to have a front row seat in all of this. Every week we get communication cards and emails from people whose lives are being impacted here at Journey.

This is a special place with special people, this a place where people feel connected and loved. Where everybody knows your name (Like the show "Cheers"...just kidding). As we campaign as a church in trying to secure our home, the spiritual temperature is heating up around here.

There is soo much at stake here, so many lives that need to be reached. I've been listening to this song inspired by Rick Warren off the Purpose Driven Life album and it was inspired by his Father's last words to Rick before he died, he said "Reach one more for Jesus". I can't seem to shake that from my everyday pondering, because it feels like my father is saying those very same words to me. So much MUCK happens in churches these days and sometimes it loses focus of what's all about. That phrase is what it's all about. PEOPLE matter to GOD, What else is of such importance to GOD. Nothing.

So anyhow as my family goes through this process, i'm praying that "Reaching one more for Jesus" would be the driving force behind all that we do. We've got to lay it all out on the line, we can't afford not to.