You are a Leaf

I wrote this exactly like I talk so unfortunately the more you can speak "mary" the easier you will be able to decipher this. I apologize for that!)

What is action really? Action is beautiful. Action takes faith. I’ve started to notice many non profit organizations are people that saw a need, where moved by what they saw and decided to step in and try to fill it. From widow groups, to adequate childcare, to adoption non profits to online help forums, HIV for orphans advocacy groups. You name it. Someone formed that forum, non profit, etc. because they saw a need. They saw that something wasn’t being met. and they stepped out in faith. I am inspired by that. I find action is more natural than we think it is going to be. Something happens in your life- Sparks an emotion of some sort- you act. What breaks your heart for the kingdom? Now you naturally act. You act because you’ve encountered something that makes you uncomfortable.If God's put passions in your heart then there is a solid reason they are there. Pray about it. Respond. Be moved. The biggest thing Im learning is God uses ordinary people to do extrodinary things for his purpose. These people have acted on it. Its wonderful really. There is freedom in action. What stops you from acting on things that break your heart? Because if they break your heart there's a good chance they break Gods too. If your passionate about education inequality or adoption or widows or human trafficing issues or missions then Go for it. Do something. i love to see what my friends are passionate about. Its often different but its so beautiful. I think of like the colors of leafs in the fall and how they are different and the leafs are different but there shapes and colors add so much to that individual branch. As a christian you are a leaf on a GIANT GIANT TREE! we are all different but can still add so much! And we can ACT on what moves us! I find these people that have created these non profits to be ordinary people with radical faith. To step out in action requires that. Radical action requires radical faith which requires radical sacrifice. A life loving others for Christ is the only life worth living. Because when we step out in faith and act we are being the body of Christ. And that not just what we are called to do but it becomes a joy. Even if it seems unnatural at first. Let people think your crazy. and not this like im a Christian I can say whatever I want stuff even though its not theologically backed but merely emotionally charged. I mean crazy like wow that person has hope and joy ive never seen before. Or why did that person just open the door for 30 people? Or wow that person made me feel valued. Or wow my family member just showed me so much grace. Action+grace=makes up crazy looking and its suppose to. Think about who are leader is. When Jesus was on the Earth he hungout with the outcasts and the broken. Theres so much scripture about caring for the poor and instruction to love the orphan and the widow. Lets make people think we are crazy. Crazy not by what we are against but crazy by what we are for. "We love because he first loved us" 1 John 4:19 Lets show some crazy love to a world in need of Jesus. Lets shows some crazy grace based faith action because we are free in Christ and that makes us FREE TO ACTand he shows us what love is. He is love. Be a Leaf. Be the Leaf you are and Love and Act and Serve and Dance and Sing and Rejoice for you are his