Sunday, May 29, 2011

SUMMER OF CRAZY LOVE

TODAY WE BEGIN SUMMER 2001. "CRAZY LOVE". KINDA SOUNDS FUNNY OUT OF CONTEXT, BUT I'M HOPING THAT'S WHAT WE WILL SENSE THIS SUMMER. HIS "CRAZY LOVE" FOR US.....AND OUR RESPONSE TO THAT LOVE.

YOU HAVE WITH YOU A COPY OF CHAPTER ONE..."STOP PRAYING". REMEMBER THAT I ASKED YOU TO READ IT TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. IF I HAD MY WAY, HERE'S WHAT YOUR FIRST "CRAZY LOVE" WEEK WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SUNDAY/MONDAY- FIND A QUIET 15 MINUTES AND READ THE FIRST CHAPTER. NOT WHILE WATCHING TV OR LISTENING TO SOMETHING ELSE. AN UNDISTURBED 15 MINUTES. (DON'T FORGET YOUR PENCIL AND HIGHLIGHTER)

TUESDAY - MEDITATE, THINK, COGITATE ON WHAT YOU'VE READ.

WEDNESDAY - MEET AT CHURCH AND LISTEN AS FRANCIS CHAN SAYS A LITTLE ABOUT THE CHAPTER AND SHARE WITH THE FAMILY.

THURSDAY - PRAY AND ASK GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT TO TEACH YOU WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW FROM THIS CHAPTER.

FRIDAY - REREAD THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT YOU READ.

SATURDAY - RELAX

SUNDAY - BEGIN CHAPTER 2.

THERE IS LIFE CHANGING POTENTIAL IN THESE NEXT 10 WEEKS.

IF WE DON'T GROW CLOSER TO HIM...IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TRYING.

GORDON AND I GOT TO RUN DOWN AT THE GREENWAY TRAIL AGAIN TONIGHT. WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO RUN. I LOVE LOVE. WE JUST DID A LITTLE FIVE MILER, BUT IT WAS REALLY HOT AND HUMID AND BY MILE 4 I WAS FEELING WASTED. I WAS LISTENING TO MY IPOD AS I ALWAYS DO AND ABOUT THAT TIME "GOD YOU REIGN" KICKED IN AND IT WAS LIKE THE JETS KICKED IN (NOT THAT I WENT ANY FASTER, I JUST FELT REALLY GOOD). IN MY MINDS EYE, I SAW THE UNIVERSE CLIP THAT WE WATCHED THIS MORNING AND PUT THE SONG AND THE CLIP TOGETHER!! I JUST LOVE THOSE MOMENTS.

I WANT TO SHARE THOSE TWO CLIPS WITH YOU NOW. PUT THEM TOGETHER AND TAKE THE TIME TO WORSHIP RIGHT NOW.

REMEMBER, EVERYTHING CHANGES WHEN YOU REALIZE HOW AWESOME OUR GOD IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



LOVE YA'LL. YA'LL LOVE EACH OTHER.


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