You know that feeling you get when you've missed church or Sunday school for a few weeks and the day you get things together to go, you think... "The message is probably going to directly affect me" or "God is pushing me there for a reason"?
Well, that was us this past Sunday. We had missed a couple weeks and then taught Charlotte's Sunday school class, but was in need of a good message that would speak to both of us directly --
Well, WE GOT IT!!
I don't think that I have ever been this emotional in church. I've heard great messages and have reflected on the meanings, but none have grabbed my heart like this did. This message held in it all that I've thought about for myself and as a mom raising a beautiful child.
Thank you NOOMA and Rob Bell for a wonderful message!
"Why is it that often when we get what we want, we still feel empty? We work so hard to succeed, but our lives just end up becoming more about us. Can success turn on us? Can we get caught up in a smaller world where our lives are all about the things that we want? Or is there another way to live? Where life is about more than just us. Where we see people in need and we do something about it. Where our world is expanding because we are sharing our success. And maybe in attempting to save someone else from their suffering, we find out that we are actually the ones being saved."
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