Everytime You Run

I was heading to work this morning listening to Air1 and the song by Manafest came on, called Everytime You Run. I have heard this song many times, but this morning it just got a hold of me and made me think. The chorus goes like this:

Everytime you run,

Everytime you hide,

Everytime it hurts,

Everytime you cry.

Everytime you run away,

Everytime you hide your face,

And you feel so far away,

I'm right here, with you.

When we make mistakes, I feel we sometimes turn away from God. When things don't go the way we expect them, we run from the outcome or consequences instead of running to Jesus. Once we run and turn away from Him, we sometimes feel as if He will not take us back. But that is not true.

Here is what you do. Stop from running in the direction that you are running. Do a 180. Open your arms up, and run back into His arms. Matthew 11: 28-29 says:

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (Matthew 11:28, 29 NLT)

Rest! Rest for your soul. We must not run from God fearing he will not take us back, we must run to God knowing he is a loving and forgiving God who is always waiting for you and ready to take you back. This also reminds of the Prodigal Son. How the father forgets about his sons wayward past and receives his return with open arms and compassion. Like it says in the final verses of the chorus of the song: "When you feel so far away, I'm (God) right here, with you."

We must remember, me inlcuded, that no matter what has happened in the past, or what mistakes I am bound to make in the future, God will always be right there to forgive us and welcome us back with open arms.

"....and I will give you rest!" - Jesus

Compassion

I am excited about what me and are Nicole are doing for a small child in Haiti! We just sponsered a young child by the name of Jevry. He is 10 years old, and lives in the town of Petit Goave. This town is where me and our mission team stayed back last year on our mission trip.

Me and Nicole have been talking for awhile about sponsoring a child, and I was set on sponsoring one from Haiti. After being there where this child is staying, and getting to experience what this child lives in everyday, I just feel compelled to pick a child from that area. The exciting part for me though is, if i can make it on the June trip coming up, there is an great possibility that I will get to meet Jevry!

This would be a blessing for yong Jevry. To actually meet the person who sponsers him. To know that he does matter and that people care, even enough to come see him in another country. This could speak mountains wto his faith and to his self respect. I can't wait to send him letters, to send him picks, and to be able to tell him that there is a good chance I will get to meet him in person soon.

Please pray for Jevry and pray that our donation to support him each month will truly change his life. That God will protect him in his situation, and allow him to prosper into a amazing man of God!

Also, pray that things will work out for me to make it there in June to see him. It would be a great birthday gift for me, because my birthday is June 9th, and the trip is from June 2nd - June 9th.

God is Good!!