It all started in the Houston airport
I know when I started to get “ruined”. Craig Groschell talked about this last weekend and it is a powerful and personal experience.
It was in the Houston airport and I began to cry and cry and cry. Some guys next to me thought I was freaking out. But I was on my way back from my second trip to the hurricane zone and it hit me in the face that I cannot truly live without giving my life away to make a difference. I am ruined. I want to be directly involved in the change it will take for this world to be transformed.
I’m so ruined that if a day goes by without development of the Kingdom and somebody being transformed, I get restless and start bouncing off the walls.
Anybody else out there been ruined by the LORD?
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:31 am
Right up front, I am ashamed to say that I have never let anything completely ruin me. Actually, I have probably used all the avoidance techniques when something even got remotely close, ignore it, appease it by throwing some money at it, etc. It’s not that I don’t care about people and their situations. If I focus too much, I would have to feel the pain the deep hurt within my heart and soul. Then I would be driven to fix the problem! That is way too scary!
In my small group on Monday, a couple shared how they were completely ruined by going to an orphanage. On the plane as they were returning home, they knew God was calling them to do something because of the deep hurt within them. I so admire them because they had no clue what or how or when. But they took action because they were so ruined by the kids in the orphanage. What is really cool is their action step started actions steps by others and still more people. Lives were changed.
Their story helped me realize that God may not want me to fix the entire problem that surrounds a deep need or hurt. He may just need me to start the process and trust Him to lead my steps and to bring others into the process of healing the hurt.
So God bless me with discomfort, tears, anger, and foolishness of making a difference.
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:44 am
You better watch out Mary…you are going to get ruined! I met with my buddy this am and we are going to take action pronto on our burden.