This Makes It All Worthwhile

You toil.
You sweat.
You pray.
You believe.
You hope.
You beg.
You misunderstand.
You clarify.
You apologize.
You think.
Think some more.

And then you speak.

Every once in awhile, you get a message like this that makes it all worthwhile.

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Praise God. I am convinced now more than ever that people desperately want the touch of God in their lives. Our job as followers of Christ is to facilitate that touch, not make it more difficult.

Religion kills. Jesus gives life.

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9 Responses to “This Makes It All Worthwhile”

  1. stephenbateman December 15, 2009 at 9:34 am #

    That is so awesome. I love it. Thanks Jesus.

  2. @billy_johnson December 15, 2009 at 9:36 am #

    very cool, Justin. Rock on! Keep up the good life…

  3. Makella December 15, 2009 at 10:57 am #

    If this post had a “like” button, I would have “liked” it. And I do like this. God is so good. His grace overwhelms.

  4. @kylelreed December 16, 2009 at 9:54 am #

    Love it, especially that last line….religion kills Jesus gives Life

    It does make all the hard work worth it.
    I remember preaching a time when I was preaching and I really felt like I was not connecting with the people who were listening…later that week I got an email from a student who said that her friend had come to church for the first time in years and was pretty moved by the sermon and started to ask questions about what it meant to follow this guy named Jesus.
    That made my year.

    Love reading this stuff.

  5. Zane Safrit December 16, 2009 at 2:41 pm #

    Wow. This is very rewarding to read. Like Kyle, I love that sentence: Religion Kills, Jesus Gives Life. Keep up the good work!

  6. Matt Harrell December 16, 2009 at 3:04 pm #

    Praise God indeed Justin. This is a great affirmation. You are bearing fruit brother.

  7. @kylelreed December 16, 2009 at 3:54 pm #

    Love it, especially that last line….religion kills Jesus gives Life

    It does make all the hard work worth it.
    I remember preaching a time when I was preaching and I really felt like I was not connecting with the people who were listening…later that week I got an email from a student who said that her friend had come to church for the first time in years and was pretty moved by the sermon and started to ask questions about what it meant to follow this guy named Jesus.
    That made my year.

    Love reading this stuff.

  8. Zane Safrit December 16, 2009 at 8:41 pm #

    Wow. This is very rewarding to read. Like Kyle, I love that sentence: Religion Kills, Jesus Gives Life. Keep up the good work!

  9. mattharrell December 16, 2009 at 9:04 pm #

    Praise God indeed Justin. This is a great affirmation. You are bearing fruit brother.