First donation received

It is an exciting day. The Boaz Ministry received its first donation. I feel like we are now on our way. I believe that God will continue to bless us in this ministry.

I am amazed that God has chosen me to give leadership and provide vision for this ministry. I know on my own that I am unable to do these things. I feel like God has told me to raise up others around me that have a heart of compassion for Christ and for others. By doing this I along with the others will have the mind of Christ, and therefore will keep His vision before me.

I was talking with a good friend today, a friend who has chosen recently to put God and His plan on the "backburner" so to speak. He has been struggling to do what God wants him to do, and at the same time still expects God to bless him in what he wants to do. Does this make sense? Sadly it is all too common.

I have been angered lately as I watch this same mindset unfold in a church I am close to. It is hard to believe some of the things that have been spoken recently in this church. Things like, "we need to stop talking about Jesus and God" and " we should have two services: one that is liberal and one that is conservative", "that way people who believe the Bible could go to one service and those who don't could go to another, and the Christians who believe Jesus is God's Son could go to one service and the Christians that don't believe in Jesus could go to the other one." Obviously, you can't be a Christian if you do not believe in Christ, because a Christian is a follower of Christ.

You may find this hard to believe but those things were actually said. Talk about people who have lost their vision, or maybe they never ever had one. What is most amazing is that they think God is going to bless them if they ignore Him. I know that God is not impressed, which is an understatement.

The bottom line is this. We are imperfect people, but we need to honor God if we expect that we will truly experience His blessing and all He has for us.

Boaz Ministries is one that well keep Jesus at the center. If we wan't to know God's heart and how Jesus wants to reach people through this ministry, we must spend time with Him. He is alive. He is the Savior of this world. We will bless Him!!!