monday morning with a mocha in hand, i find myself over observant of the individuals sitting with me at starbucks in d.t.p. maybe its the big comfy chair i’m in or the fall air, but i have decided that i will be an individual who embraces every moment in life. i want to feel life, the good moments and the hurtful ones. most people try to escape experiencing life, rushing through even the good moments. i suppose i do not have satisfaction to feel life alone. i sit here wondering what the man in the red shirt and white cap is feeling about life right now. is he lonely? is he hurting? broken? happy? relaxed? did he loose someone he loved? did he wake up hurting? will he fall asleep next to his high school sweetheart? but most importantly, does he believe that in life there is an absolute need for a savior?

i wonder how many people sitting in this room with me are truly experiencing a life grown with grace from an amazing Savior? how many are lost and don’t even know it?

i’m reading a book, “forgotten God” by Frances Chan. challenged to remember the Holy Spirit in my daily life, i have to admit i often neglect His promptings. i have come to a place where i finally understand, if i don’t let the Holy Spirit work in my life i am not living for the Lord in the way He desires me to. so many people sitting next to me need the hope if have. the man in the red shirt needs to know about a man who died so he could live. how selfish of my not to share the hope i have.

today, i commit to share the love of Jesus. unashamed&aware of the needs around me. i will live black&white in a grayculture- taking a stand for absolute truth in a culture that says there is no such thing.

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24.”