What the world needs....

 I've been struggling with myself lately and this world.  Struggling with feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by some of the sorrows, getting too caught up in the news, things I can't change.  Struggling with my own weakness and imperfections.  Struggling with the darkness of the world.

And I realize...., what the world needs, like it always has, is Jesus.

My husband read me an amazing story.  The early church was being persecuted but it persisted and it started to explode. It was burgeoning at the seams, the Roman empire couldn't keep it in check despite the persecution it faced.  People were coming to faith everywhere.  Finally, under Constantine it became a "Christian" empire.  And then, for some reason the church decided that individuals needed to stop sharing their faith.  Maybe they weren't doing it right, maybe they didn't know enough, they hadn't been formally trained etc.  And so sharing of the faith was given to the leaders of the church.

Passion died, the church struggled even though there was little to no persecution.  Growth and explosion stopped.

My friends, I am speaking from my heart.  This world is dark.  We are all weak.  I am so, so weak.  But the hope we have for this world and ultimately the next is Jesus.

I'm grateful for this.  It is out of my hands.  I cannot change things.  But when Jesus truly enters a persons heart, He can change them.

I need Jesus to change my heart.  And I need to realize that He is the hope of every single individual on this earth.

Come quickly Lord Jesus, change our hearts, change this hurting world.  We are grateful that one day by Your grace and mercy alone we will see Your actual face when we leave this sorrowful earthly body and home.

I need Jesus deep in my soul.  I need Him to change everything.  And I need to share Him and His hope to a lost, hurting world.  My friend, I pray you will too.<3 nbsp="">