Wow! It's crazy out there!

So I haven't blogged for awhile. I have been kind of busy moving and getting the house in order and lots of kids activities and so on...

It's crazy out there! I cannot believe all the stuff that is swirling around...

Marriages are falling apart, illnesses, wayward children, affairs...like I have never seen it!

Phone calls, texts, inboxes on facebook...can you help?

You know what? We would love to! The question is, do they want help? Because if they don't want help, if they think they can do it on their own then what we have to say will fall on deaf ears.

People have to realize their need and surrender before we can help them. Pretty much they have to hit rock bottom...or close. That may be by hurting physically, financially, emotionally or what have you but that is typically when people will actually listen to what we have to say and put it in to practice. That is when they will say, "you know what, I have tried every other way and it hasn't worked...I'm going to give this a try."

It is sad to see people hurting but it is such a joy to see them at that surrendering moment...when they say, "God, I can't do this on my own, I need YOU!" It is awesome to see them see the light at the end of the tunnel and experience the joy and hope that is provided in doing life God's way.

Almost every weekend we get a text or an inbox from someone wanting us to help someone else and that's great but until that someone else decides that he or she needs help and needs to change, there's really not a lot we can do. We can reach out to them, we can pray that God works on their heart but they have to WANT to make the change.

Today it was interesting that my daily Bible reading was John, chapter 5 where Jesus heals the man who can't walk. My proverbs 31 devotion was based on the same chapter of John and same concept...have faith, get up, live your life for me and get on with it...

It really is that simple. Trust me, I know.

I have been the one down on the ground saying, "I can't do this."

And I have been the one that Jesus said, "pick up your mat and walk...now you are well, stop sinning before something worse happens to you."

Choosing to put God a the center of your life might not seem appealing but I can tell you the blessings that it brings are amazing!