Beans and Red Bull
Hey everyone. I’ve been challenged in a couple of ways this past week.
First, I’m really tired of eating rice and beans for dinner. Like, really tired. So much that I just didn’t eat dinner twice last week because I just didn’t want them. This is a good thing. During this month of sacrificing a meal for a greater cause (see goodfellowfamily.blogspot.com for more info. It’s their fault), I am continuing to realize just how much we have and how much we waste at the same time. So as Jenn and I dug in the other night we stopped and thanked God for the food in front of us, no matter how much we did or didn’t like the taste at the time. Baby steps man…baby steps. In moments like that I am astounded at how much I have to learn. I pray that some of the teaching and habits that have taken place this month will take root and grow. I need it….
Second, I realized I needed to get my tail in gear to invite some people to Christmas services. I thought of these two brothers that work at the gas station right near our house. I see them all the time and have really enjoyed seeing them and getting small glimpses into their lives. So it came to my mind the other day to invite them to Christmas services. We had never talked about church or what I do etc, so I was nervous about it. I walked in and handed the invitations to Daniel and asked him to pass the other to his brother from Chad “the red bull guy”. As I told him about the service times etc, he smiled and seemed very thankful.
I have no idea if they will come, but I’m not sure that was the goal of my visit. I truly wanted to invite them so they know that I actually have an interest in their lives beyond just our gas station transactions. If nothing else happened other than Daniel feeling loved and me getting the chance to express that – wonderful….
I’m continually amazed God is so active and ready to work through us and teach us if we will step into it.
Baby steps…..
Merry Christmas everyone….
Chad
