he is worth it.

it’s been a while i feel i have something worthy of sharing with you guys, but after what i saw jesus did/is doing in our family from last night, it makes me excited to be part of his mission here in columbia. we are currently in the middle of a series called |giv| at midtown. we are taking time to examine what scripture teaches us about what it means to give thanks, to give to others who are in need, and the reasons why we give. last night dustin challenged and reminded us of how blessed we are, how much we have, and how much stuff we don’t need. he then challenged us to give away our shoes for those who are in need of it in columbia. i saw people wrestled with the idea of giving up their shoes in the middle of a winter night, and then a light goes off in their heads – that jesus is worth it, that he is worth so much more than these pair of shoes. i witnessed girls who gave away their expensive boots in tears – not tears of sorrow, but tears of joy because they remembered how amazing is our savior. i witnessed moms who walked their child down the aisle to give their shoes away, teaching them early on that jesus is worth more than anything in this world. i witnessed the beauty of the heart brokeness when we forgot how good is our savior, i witnessed the joy of founding that goodness once again.