Unspeakable gift...

1 Corinthians 9:15....
Paul said thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift. The word unspeakable is really something. I think of the words unimaginable, unthinkable, amazing, awesome, way cool, sweet, and many others that I can use to describe how God is crazy in love with low down rotten sinners like us. You might be thinking "I'm not a sinner" ....well, my friend, you are wrong. The Bible says that we all are sinners and God still loves us no matter what we have done, where we have been, or how we have lived. He just wants us to turn to Him and repent.

This week God has shown me things that I already knew---but sometimes "stuff" clouds our spiritual eyes and doesn't allow us to realize the fact that we are all the same......no matter what. It's when we get stripped of all the worldly junk at a youth camp, where we are so worn out that all we have left is just us, no strength to keep up our walls, egos, attitudes, etc. is when God comes in and works in our hearts and lives. Google "Eliot's story" and watch that video. Prepare for tears--this is the story of our camp evangelist's mentor and his walk through the fire with a child that had no chance according to doctors at life but God had different plans....

As I watched the kids yesterday on the ropes course I realized something---we all need to look through God's eyes at people... We need to have the courage of a Joey Riggs that got harnessed up with the encouragement of both of our youth groups and got pulled up 30 feet on a giant swing and with a snap came swinging down screaming all the way....but he did it!! God gave him the courage to face uncertainty and one of his biggest fears!! What is your biggest fear? Do like Joey and give it to God!!

Jeff