Lots of Thoughts

Hey!

So lately in Sunday School as Church we have been talking about hospitality, how that looks, practical ways to practice it, where we can find examples of hospitality in the Scriptures, and other such things.

I've felt burdened to practice more hospitality since before January, so this lesson on hospitality has been so amazing. I've been thinking a lot lately about how I can practice hospitality in my little neighborhood and how I can do that, practically speaking, with two littles and a husband who works crazy hours. Something that was mentioned by our Pastors wife that really opened my eyes was that hospitality is about the people. Showing genuine interest and love for them, it isn't about putting on a show.

It doesn't matter if I use disposable dishes or the fine China as long as the people feel welcome, rested, and a genuine sense of someone caring. We are told to welcome the stranger, the lost, and also other believers. We are told the be the hands and feet of Jesus. How can we do that if we are sitting in our domestic towers and fortresses, and not welcoming people into our lives and our homes? We need to be willing to break free from these idea and open ourselves up to others, solely for showing them the love of Christ. 

We need to be careful that we don't allow the trappings of this life to trap us into a false sense of complacency. Trapping us into this idea that we can live solitary lives and that Christ isn't asking us to reach out to those around us.

But we know..

We know deep down that He is asking..He is asking so much more from us than sometimes we want to admit. He is asking us to step out of our comfort zones, out of what we are "willing" to do. Are we willing to step out in faith that even when we don't know what we are doing, He does?

Do we trust Christ enough?

Do we really trust Him at all? Our never changing, ever faithful, perfect, Almighty God who has never failed us or let us down. What reason do we have to not say "how high" when He says "jump"?

I'm ready to jump....are you?

Xoxo,
Samantha