this past weekend i went to vegas with a couple of friends to watch the greatest sport ever, that sweet mma promotion "the ultimate fighting championship". if you've never watched please get a couple of friends to fork over 40 bucks and watch a pay per view, you want be sorry...this trip was great trip for me because its been awhile since i have gotten to simply hang out with my closest friends and not have any responsibility, plus it was vegas...and yes you can go to vegas if you are a christian and actually have a good time without going crazy!
one night sitting in a bar outside of the 2nd city comedy club my buddy brad brought up a challenge for all of us sitting there...up to that point we had talked about reaching people with God's love and giving the gospel to those around us. we had talked about experience after experience of what we had been through and or done regarding reaching people with God's love...the challenge was this "let's take 1 year and be relentless with our faith, step out and do what we think and or what we feel when see someone in need. be bold and share with those around us the gospel...taking the time to be bold and walk over and talk if you will"...in the process we would blog about and keep each other accountable to what the scripture say in mark 16:15 and what jesus said about giving Him to the world...reach the lost and hurting...this was a good challenge and we were all up for it!!!
i think the reason this trip was good was really not because of the fights (silva vs liddell, simply amazing) rather it was 4 guys (5 guys but martin had to leave early) talking constantly about being responsible for people, loving them...matter of fact the first night, well morning, because we didn't get there until 2am, we were sitting in the excalibur casino sitting by the 25 cent slot machines talking about helping people...martin started talking about a person he prayed for in india last year that literally had a day to live...he talked about going into a hopeless situation not really knowing what to do and or how to pray...as he was talking the tears came...marc talked about praying for a baby in haiti with hydrocefalie (swollen brain) and how you almost feel helpless even when you may have some sort of truth regarding what God can do...and again tears came. i sat there soaking in the conversation and really feeling what they were feeling, i've been there too...and maybe you don't have the answer but does that mean you stop trying to help people, or stop praying for God to change things, NO it doesn't...i guess my point is i was surrounded by guys who actually care, who actually want to do something for this world, who actually want to bring a person in contact with jesus...and who want to see the injustice of humanity stopped!!!
with all that said, for the next year i am blogging about my experiences i have regarding evangelism, reaching people with God's love, and stepping out... romans 10:15 is one of my favorite scriptures and i am surrendering my heart to the cause of christ...and will be writing down thoughts, failures, wins, and experiences of what God is going to do this year...seeya
peace
10 comments:
Wes, every time I hear you preach or sing, I am inspired. I look forward to reading your blog and being challenged to be the person God wants me to be. We love ya Buddy!
Keep up the good work!
John Vosburgh
(Matt's Dad)
As a footnote, years ago I knew a minister who would only put in a few dollars worth of gas into his car at a time so that he would have another opportunity to share within a short amount of time. That was back in the days of gas station attendants filling your tank.
I am very interested to see where this journey will take you. You know you will come up against many things..."Do not tremble or be dismayed for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Joshua 1:9
This is the Message
Haven't I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don't be timid; don't get discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take."
Did you reach anyone in Vegas? or did you just watch my boy Matt lose?
bud?
Even though I wasn't there. I will take Brad up on that challenge.
I'm all in.
You have inspired me to start a blog.
Wes,
I agree with the Antonino's, you are one of the most inspiring people that I know! Can I get in on this challenge too or is it boys only? :) I'm up for the challenge but, I'm not starting a blog so, I will have to borrow yours sometimes as a ghost writer. I'm glad that you had a good time in Las Vegas. Ladies, we're up next for a road trip!
I love you!
Tonya
Wasley... I don't care about your grammar, dude. It's your passion that's inspiring. I love that you can be a total dork one minute and passionately worship God the next. Can't wait to see what you have to share.
A good man once told me: you are everything that God says you are.
Brad
Wesley, its January 11th. and in order to get the best search engine results your blog must be updated at least every 3 to 4 days.
Great challenge ... sad that someone has to "challenge" us to do what we should be doing on a daily basis. John 4:7 begins with what our lord does witnessing personally ... and ends with "But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life". Witness Schmittness .. you all have to realize that if you have the Lord implanted deep in your heart, standing up in front of your peers should not stop you from being a lamb.
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