Caine

I had the absolute pleasure of listening to Christine Caine speak last night, she spoke from her heart to a packed church.

So many things she said were amazing, some of them new to me, and some seemed like they came directly from my own heart.  I guess my favorite was this idea that as Christians we are supposed to be boring and have this long list of things we are not allowed to do.  This is obviously SO NOT TRUE, I have blogged about this before, we are called to go into ALL the world and share the love of Christ (that is not boring).  Christians should be the most exciting people you know, the most fearless, the most courageous and the most compassionate.  And when she spoke of compassion it was an action, we mostly use compassion as an emotion.  Sympathy and sadness are emotions, compassion needs to be an action, and action we are called to as Christians.  She went on to say that with the action of compassion comes inconvenience and discomfort.  And so many of us are not willing to be inconvenienced or uncomfortable, we want to stay in our safe Christian environment.

As for me, I am ready to be uncomfortable and inconvenienced... I know in my heart that it is my destiny to put feet to my compassion, and I can feel it getting closer.  I went to bed thinking about all the women in bondage and slavery around the world, and how I want to be a fearless, courageous, compassionate, wild, and dangerous Christian woman. What about you?


Today:          I love being awakened by a powerful, courageous woman of God.
Thankful:      For my church (for bringing amazing speakers and events), you have changed my life.