Stirring

Good Morning Gentlemen,
Wow, I’ve got so much on my mind this morning.
First, I can’t pass up talking about Mama Carmen yesterday. She was amazing and to be proceeded by Mel Murray made it even crazier. Why are we stirred by these two families? What made us give Mama Carmen a standing ovation just for walking on the stage? That stirring is put there by God.
Sacrifice. These two families have given up what most people kill themselves chasing after to help others. They may not ever know if they made a difference in the lives of those they are helping. They are just called to help.
Let’s go back a minute to how we were stirred yesterday. The stirring reminds us that God speaks to us through our hearts and our desires. Ignore stirrings like this for very long and your heart dies and then you becomes one of those people that are convinced that God no longer speaks, even though scripture tells us differently.
Second, how painfully obvious it is how much we have been deceived by the modern age of reason and intellect. Mama Carmen experiences God in mighty ways because she NEEDS Him, not because she knows a lot about Him, or can quote all of the Minor Prophets. She is in the middle of helping the hurting and God shows up regularly. Especially after she cries out for His help, when she can’t see how kids are going to eat or sleep. If anyone of us ran our business or ministry like that we would be fired pronto. So, for those guys that just have to have a formula:
Needing God +Crying out to God= Experiencing God

Have you ever noticed how ridiculous guys look in pictures when they are just standing there? You have to put a man in motion to capture the essence of a man. Madison Avenue knows this, when they want to sell a man something (without using sex) then they put men in motion. So, let’s put these two ideas together, stirring and in motion. Is anyone stirred to go to Joplin and help clean up? Anyone feel stirred to lead a group of men to do this? OK, you feel stirred, but you doubt your ability. Fine, just go with it when you doubt your ability, then you cry out to God. If God can come through for Mama Carmen, He can do it for you. Just ask.
Let me know about Joplin. We need to get a group up there this weekend.

Alex