Rise up

This week, little Kayleigh Anne Freeman passed away, when I found out my heart was broken, I was really sad for her parents.. I don't know them but I was so touched by their story.. it really got me thinking about how life is really short, we don't know when we are going to die..

I kept thinking to myself, "what can I do to honor you God, can you please use me today to bless other and tell them about you.. can you please give me strength and courage to be able to stand up and tell others for you... Kayleigh has been so brave for 11 months...this life is short.. I cant just keep walking my life knowing that I am saved and not tell people about you.. I NEED TO DO SOMETHING.. I want to honor you God, please present me with an opportunity"

and that is all I prayed...

little did I know that God would present me with an opportunity.. their was a Evangelical preacher presenting the word at my school, I usually ignore them and walk on..but I was so drawn to the truth and words that he was saying..I stopped thinking oh, I will only be here for 5 minutes, but that day I stayed for 2 hour talking with people about Jesus, presenting the truth to them, praying and crying for this Generation of young people who have turned their eyes away from Jesus.. I was blessed it was tiring and hard to be sharing the gospel..but I for the first time had courage like little Kayleigh..

I sat there quite for so long, finally my body begun to shake, and I could not keep quite about the love of Jesus.. I eventually went back the next day and met with more people, met some AWESOME Christians and it was really good to talk with other people..

then Friday came along by this time I found brother Jeb on the Internet and was e-mailing him back and forth, and so I planned on staying at school all day like from 11:30-5:30 and I did.. it was AMAZING to see God at work.... and their was a spiritual battle going on at my University... but God gave me the words to say, he gave me a sense of peace..and to just simple love on people like Jesus loved on his disciples when he was here.. their were other Christians there who were talking to people and stayed all day..

overall I am still in complete shock at all that has happened this week, I always wanted to talk to people about Jesus but I never knew that I would be doing it..
When I was in Thailand it was so easy to talk to the Thai people about Jesus, even though there was a language barrier somehow it was easier..and I was afraid simply to stand up for what I believe in..

but not any longer.. I feel strong, I am amazing at God and the wonderful work that he has done in my life, he opened my eyes and showed me that people all around me are searching for meaning of life, searching for a God who loves you..

The eyes of the non-believers I could see that they were searching..but were so blinded to the truth... the Devil is still at work here on earth and we need to not forget that..we as Christians need to get off our couches and tell others about Jesus, people are perishing without ever hearing the love of Jesus.. American Christians are so stuck on going to church and keeping our God within our community of believers... yes that is important but yet we need to not be only with believers and building relationships with non-believers..
People are searching and trying to figure out why they are not complete, and it is because they do not have Jesus, they may not know that and need to be told....

what if we all stood up for what we believed in and told people about Jesus, how much of an impact that would make?

God is good!!!!

Just from that little prayer I said this week, God used me in ways that I can not even begin to comprehend......... the courage I had to take a stand was not from me... it was From God....... I am glad to know a God who loves me so much that died on the cross for my sins and for the sins of the world.. and the people of the world need to hear the truth....

can we rise up as Christians and proclaim the good news?



Lindsay