We are excited to have a weekend when I am off work, but we will be extremely busy this weekend. We are planning to go to the local biker breakfast hangout tomorrow morning, then are meeting friends at the Village Inn (biker bar) and heading out on a ride in the afternoon. After the ride, we are planning to go to see Casey, Dana, Zadia & Karina in the evening. On Sunday, we are meeting more biker friends and riding to church together. We have no plans for the afternoon, but we are pretty sure it will involve riding and ministry opps. The reason we are so excited to be so busy is that we are able to devote a lot of time to riding and meeting our brothers & sisters where they are. We have been called to do this for many years, but we have not had the opportunity to devote the time to it that we now have. Chas often spent a lot of most Saturdays in the past several years finishing sermon prep, making power point presentations, etc. Now, we finally have the freedom to be out in the highways and hedges, seeking opportunities to compel people to come to know Jesus. There is a certain freedom and liberty in being able to do this. We have no 'start on time' nor 'end on time' to deal with. We have no one to try to satisfy except the One who really matters. We are able to go out and do what we know He desires us to do and don't have to worry who might be whining about what time it is or who did what to upset their apple cart. Yes, we will still attend church, as I stated earlier, we already have plans to do a church run this Sunday, but we DO NOT have to deal with things that a lot of people place a higher importance on than the will of God and His desires for reaching people, like by-laws, church constitutions, and covenants. Listen, I understand that these things might be needed, but when they take priority over reaching and loving people, and even the word of God, there is a HUGE problem. The fact that He loves us, gave us His word, and sends us out should be first priority. That is what we strive to make priority in our lives each and every day. I would like to challenge and encourage each one of you who read this post to make these things your first priority as well. Remember, when it is all said and done, all that really matters is what we did to honor Him and bring people to Him. It is ALL about Him and nothing about us.
AuthorMy name is Sonja. I am known as Road Rash, for obvious reasons. I have been a member of His Blood Warriors since 1996 I served as Secretary of LAHBW since the charter began in February 2002. In October, I became International Secretary and currently serve in that position. Archives
June 2012
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