You are important

July 31 2005
Before I made you in your mother's womb, I chose you. Before you were born, I set you apart for a special work.
Jeremiah 1:9

When you think about heaven and the amazing things in store for you, doesn't that excite you? I know I often find myself thinking about Jesus smiling calling the names of his sons and daughters who accepted the gift of love that he had to offer, and beyond the gates that Jesus stands at lies the eternal praise and fellowship of the Almighty Father! Now I know that everyone has an opinion of heaven, but I just get excited at the fact that right now in heaven, those people are thinking about us down here. They know soon we will be joining them, and God is anticipating the day when we will arrive and embrace Him face to face for the first time. But I think God sits on the Almighty Throne, and consistently thinks about those who haven't accepted the gift he has to offer. Even though he is all knowing, I think he often begs us as instruments to communicate to these people. There are so many people that God loves just like you and I that won't listen because Satan distorts what God has to offer to these people. God put a hole in all of our hearts, and some of us finally came to the realization of who completed that hole. But there are still millions of people, that naturally drift to other things that can only satisfy them for a short time. I believe God has called us to be so much more than we could ever realize. God's love letter to us (bible) mentions the fact that we are all called to ministry. Ministry=the introduction of a relationship with Jesus. We have been chosen to reach out to the people who are being taken away from God, and we are to pass a message of hope to them. It doesn't matter what field he calls us to (they are all important!), we are his instruments. We shouldn't be afraid of what people say to us, because they are only confused. They don't understand the gift that God has to offer, because if they did they wouldn't act like that. WE CANNOT GIVE UP ON THE PLAN THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US BECAUSE GOD NEVER GAVE UP ON US, AND HE'S NOT GIVING UP ON THOSE OUT THERE WHO WE ONCE WERE!!! Accept the plan that God has to offer you! Begin to understand how much God loves you, and then ministry comes with pleasure!

Hope Anderson

July 31 2005
you so just brought tears to my eyes. thanks.. i needed that sting. it keeps my heart from becoming hard.. and Mike... sometimes it's so easy for me to be numb to that. thank you. God's really been working on my heart about lost people. please pray for me. ~Hope

Shannon Barron

August 01 2005
Hey I am pretty sure I miss you like crazy and I am so proud of you and where God has taken you the last year!!! God is ALL over you and He has so much to tell you and He is using u so much to pour out on other peoples lifes!! I get so excited when I think of you and how God has a huge annointing on you and its so cool to see God use you!!! I love u and miss you and I will see you in a couple of weeks!!! Keep pressing on even though things around you are changing and different!!!