Life with a Capital "L"

Today at church marked the final day of Pastor Matt's series on the book of John.  It was an incredible series that lasted 4 years.  Yes.  4 years.  A total of 71 sermons and 9 series within that series.  Church started off with the worship band rocking out to "The Final Countdown" as they wore rock n' roll wigs and head banged to the music.

They did a little skit in which they talked about what our world was like in 2006 when he started this series.  For instance, gas was $1.78 a gallon, YouTube had just started getting popular, and Carrie Underwood's song "Jesus Take the Wheel" was at the top of the charts!

I started thinking about how my own Life has changed since the series started,  I was still in my 20s. I was in my 5th year of teaching at CMCA and teaching 3rd grade.  I went back to teaching 4th grade.  I became Assistant Principal.  I became extremely sick and went through 2 surgeries in 4 months.  I was diagnosed with a pre-existing condition...Crohns Disease.  I dated and went through unspeakable heartbreak that I thought I would never have to go through.  I turned 30.  I met a man who loves me more than anything in the world.  He has seen me at my absolute worst.  He loves the Lord and he has asked me to be his wife for Life.

As we sang a song called "Everything," (by Tim Hughes) tears started welling up in my eyes as I recalled all of the above and how it related to the sermon series we were finishing up.

God in my living 

There in my breathing 

God in my waking 

God in my sleeping 

God in my resting 

There in my working

God in my thinking 

God in my speaking 

Be my everything 

Be my everything 

Be my everything 

Be my everything 

God in my hoping 

There in my dreaming 

God in my watching 

God in my waiting 

God in my laughing 
There in my weeping 
God in my hurting 
God in my healing 

Christ in me 
Christ in me 
Christ in me the hope of glory 
You are everything 

Christ in me 
Christ in me 
Christ in me the hope of glory 
Be my everything

Here is something that Pastor Matt wrote in our bulletin today...

"Life.  It's defined by many people in many ways.  Is it merely when cells are reproducing and a heart is beating?  Every one of us has a deafening hunch that there's more to the depth and dance of life than mere physical and scientific definitions.  But where do we turn for a greater, fuller, more accurate and credible understanding?...Through John's first-hand observation and experience of Jesus Christ...through his relationship with Him...through His inspired words, we meet Jesus, the Author of Life and the Redeemer of our lives.  He beckons us with an invitation.  With a call.  With a summons:  "Trust Me and you'll taste LIFE as it is meant to be lived."  And as we trust Him, we discover that receiving the LIFE He promises is impossible without following Him on a Path that is anything but easy."

This really hit home to me and made me realize what He was doing in my Life and what he wants to continue doing in my Life even though at times it will NOT be easy but because He loves us he will cover us under His umbrella of Grace and walk with us side by side in the sun and the storms.

Here is our Life Math:

   Jesus Christ (the object of our faith) 

+ Believing (the step of our faith) 

 LIFE with a capital L (the result of our faith)

Go ahead...start living your

LIFE 

with a Capital L!

It's totally worth it.