Evangelism today: relationships.

Definition of an update:
Update: To know what is going on in Lindsay Brown's world. :)

So, life has been tremendously rewarding! I feel like I married the most amazing man on earth, and each day is filled with presents and the presence of a HOLY God. This last words have weight. heavy weight. when I think about the God of this world, I think of words like
creative.
compassionate.
joyful.
subtle.
glances.
growth.
twinkles.
moments.
smiles.
big smiles.
feasts.
deaths.
beautiful.
serious.
wise. yet child-like joy.

words like depth, length, width and height describe His Love for people. and just the other day when I was at my brothers house, I saw some guys passing out flyers to their church service. Which threw my mind into a contemplative stare, because who has time to go to a church service? and who would want to spend their precious time at a church service these days? im just being honest.

I am not knocking church services. a church service changed my life forever. but i was invited by my sister in law. she knew me. she knew my business. she knew i needed jesus. and she knew she could help. what I was thinking though was "what if one of my neighbors wanted to know about Jesus... would I just invite them to my church? No! of course not, I'd do my best to tell them in our front lawns.

BUT When I first got saved, I used to think that it was the pastors job to tell people about jesus. and it is. But, what about my neighbors who will never go to church, how will they find out? through me. my life. through other people and their lives. not by being invited by a stranger to a church service.

My neighbor Mindy got invited to a church this week. mindy is a jew. she doesn't like to be hassled. she likes the straight up truth. she told me she didnt like this. i said i don't respond well to random people inviting me to religious services either. unless i asked for it, of course. but it made me think of how jesus calls us to be salt and light.

zoila shared with me the other day something she heard about "salt" and how it is used to preserve. To preserve what? God's commands. fear of God. a real genuine relationship with the creator, and the joy and peace one experiences there. to preserve God's glory. God's name. God's honor.

It's comparable to a parent child relationship.
We are babies and God is our parent. He takes great care of us, and we grow up to be adolescents.

Adolescents are trained and bred into winners in the kingdom. We love because He first loved us. He leads by example, and we get to follow.

We learn about marriage, and how a child is presented into a relationship with another human being. these two humans take on the same name. yet they each represent a family name. heritage. they have perserved their family name. which in this case is the name of the Lord.

now this leads me to say, we have been raised in jesus and we live out what we have learned. But what have we really learned? time will always tell the truth. and the tree will always bear the fruit.

fun thoughts about salt! wanna share any?

read a facinating quote the other day by helen keller.

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

I love that!

Praise Corner:

1. Dad's health is fantastic!
2. My health was never questionable, but it's great too! just in case you wanted to know :)
3. Jeff and his family are also doing well!
4. things at home are running smoothly and fun! my dad and i have been having fun!
5. Jesus is so compassionate with me, it makes me wanna be absolutely attached to him. nonstop forever!
6. I keep getting fed all of this beautiful info through the scriptures, friends, and reading. :) I love the feeling of learning.

Prayer Requets

1.My friends in Negra, that I would be able to see the Lord's working in their hearts. what a priviledge this would be.
because I know God is stirring them up! :) like a mighty wave knocking down stronghold walls.

2. that i would learn how to deal well with stress and competition.

3. To have wisdom when applying to be certified as a holistic health practioner.

4. That my dad would help me with buying property in costa rica, to build a green treehouse, with a retreat/restoration center. and whatever else God wants. I feel like this is from God, so i would love you to pray about these things with me, and tell me if you have anything to say!

:)

My love!
Lindsay