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Posted by juliekendall on October 27th, 2008 in General

I usually try to write about my routine daily life in my blogs. To me, my blog is like a daily journal of what is going on in my life. I tend to keep the private things to myself and a few close friends. After all, when I read other people’s blogs, I really like to hear about the little things. For me, that brings that person much closer to me and I feel as if I’m living life with them. However, there are times when God reveals something to me and instructs me to share. This is one of those times. While I don’t apologize for writing these things I did want to give you fair warning.

Most of you who read this blog know that Craig and I no longer “attend” an “established” church. Contrary to what a lot of people think, this move is something that God very specifically and very strongly led us to do. No, we aren’t having a middle-age crisis. No, we aren’t mad at the “church” or any of the people in it. No, we aren’t bitter about job loss etc. We are simply following our God’s lead. For those of you who know us well, you understand this. Most of the time I don’t bring it up in any conversation unless the other person starts asking questions. This is where God has US. That doesn’t mean it’s where He has YOU. However, there are a few times when someone makes a remark that sticks with me and just won’t go away.

Most people, when they hear of the path God is taking us down, are a little confused but trust that we are following God’s lead as best we can. However, there are times when we get the whole “oh….REALLY?” or “how sad” or “that’s unfortunate” or “what happened…they were such ‘good’ people?” response. Normally I let these comments roll off my back because I understand that throughout history, God has given many of His followers instructions to do something that no one else understands. And He usually doesn’t hand out “this-is-really-what-I-told-them-to-do-so-back-off cards. When something like this occurs, God often reaffirms this path we are on in many different ways. So here’s how He handled this one situation.

A couple of weeks ago, Craig and I were at the Market on Sunday as usual. While there, we met a young couple that had just moved to the Boulder area a couple of months ago. This happens to us often (seems that a lot of young people are moving into Boulder for various reasons from all over the nation) and we really enjoy meeting all of these young couples. Craig and I had been talking about the way we are changing our life. Stuff like finding what it is in life that you love to do and do it all the while living within the means “it” provides. We had also been discussing the need to listen VERY close to what God is saying so that we don’t miss an “appointment” He has made for us with someone else. Turns out this couple had just been talking about something similar and hearing it from us encouraged them to continue what they were doing in life. (Here comes the part that might sting a bit!) Today I was reading in Mark (yes…I do STILL read the Bible;) where the leaders of the church were angry and put out with Christ because He healed a man’s hand on the Sabbath. One response Christ made was to ask which was better? “Helping people or leaving them helpless?” In the past, I would have been “attending” church and therefore not been in the place to make a small difference in the life of this young couple who were feeling all alone and discouraged. God used Craig and I. And it was on a Sunday. And we were NOT in “church”. We WERE in the body.

So…what’s the conclusion to all of this? Don’t have a clue…for you that is. This is about me. What God is doing in my life. Take from it what you will or be offended even though no offense is intended or wanted. After all….my call is to listen and follow…however strange it may seem. He said “blog this” so I said “are you crazy?” then “yes sir”. Just remember. I LOVE you all!!! But I love Him the most.