Not so ordinary Sunday...

I love it when I have a day in which the goodness of God completely sweeps me off my feet. Today was one of those days. It started out as any Sunday would...Kevin left early to go to work and I woke up to the music of my sweet baby's babbles. We played with the usual bats and balls and watched some tennis on TV. Then later in the day we went to a birthday party and Costco...the whole time I was basking in the blessings that have been heaped upon my life. But it wasn't until we went to church this evening that God gently reminded me that there is significant power in a testimony and a life completely transformed by the grace of Jesus. At the beginning of our service today, they played a video of Kevin and I telling our own stories and then our story together and how we ended up at Newlife.

After the service was over, I was chasing Zack around when a man stopped me. He asked if it was me in the video and when I confirmed that it was, he asked me what prayer I was talking about in the video that completely changed my heart and my life. I was a little bit caught off guard but I continued to tell him that it is the sinners prayer and that I simply asked for forgiveness and for Jesus to come into my life. The man thanked me and then walked over to the nearest wall to write himself a note (I'm sure he was writing what I had said so that he didn't forget). It blew me away to see the desperation in his eyes. To see the deep desire building inside of him to experience the grace of God was amazing. He had come to our church with the full intent to truly meet Jesus but he just didn't know how. Because I didn't take the opportunity at that moment to pray with him, or connect him with a pastor, I showed Kevin who it was and explained the story so that he could get the answers he was looking for and meet this amazing, forgiving, loving, and graceful Jesus.

As I sit here even now, I am thankful and awestruck that even my story can and does change lives. I don't have a testimony full of rebellion. I don't have a crazy story of hitting rock bottom and the redemption that follows. But I have experienced the amazing grace that Jesus offers. My life has been saved and redeemed by Jesus Christ. I am loved. I am FORGIVEN! And I am blessed beyond belief. Thank you Lord for days like today and gentle reminders of how amazing it is to be on your mission!