For those of you who have been following my daily (almost daily) blogs, yesterday was… well…a tough day to say the least! This morning I had another one of our NLC family members come in to let me know that her boyfriend (a new NLC friend too!) was picked up on a bench warrant. I’m frustrated, but not as worked up as yesterday.

If you struggle to know why prayer is absolutely essential you need to spend a day with us in the Church Office. The “Hub” as we are now calling it- seems to be an emergency room. NLC’s vision is to be a family living out the acceptance, healing and hope of Jesus each and every day. Well it is happening for a number of us! My question is whether or not it is happening in your life? Be honest. Are you living out the acceptance of Jesus? Are you taking every opportunity possible to pray for healing? Are you sharing the hope that you have in Jesus?

We’ve become a culture of Christians that are relying on traditions of the past and “church” structures to do the work for us. God doesn’t use programs- he uses people! It is not about methodology (it can help), but more importantly it is about our depth of relationship with Jesus.

I wonder what Jesus felt as he spent time with prostitutes, homeless men and women, addicts, and watched some of them continue to spin their wheels and walk away? I bet that is what caused him to weep. I know that he got angry with the religious bench boys- but I think he cried about the ones who were so broken that they couldn’t stand on their own.

I love Jesus so much! I want to love just like him!

Growing in love today,

Ryan