Restless Heart

I've been full of an overwhelming sense of restlessness. As if I'm waiting for an adventure to find me and take me but the waiting seems to never end. How long must I wait before taking the reins and finding my own adventure? On the subject of waiting, when does patience turn into laziness? I was made for so much more than the average American life of having a decent paying job and a family and a medium sized house. I am a Christian and sitting on my rear is not an option for me because that American dream is just that, an American dream. I'm a Christian way before I'm an American and that life of comfort is far from the life I, and all other Christians, are called to. Those of the church who say that Jesus wants us all to live comfortably and safe in our homes where we stock up food in ridiculously excessive amounts, are not speaking the truth. It's actually quite opposite. JESUS WAS A BEGGAR. He was homeless and depended on others for food, shelter, and transportation other than his own two feet and yet he still served others and gave what he had to them. Jesus didn't stay in one place and wait for everyone from all over the place to come to him. He traveled to their cities.

          Jesus traveled to the people. He didn't expect them to find him on their own. In the same way, we can't expect to be able to live comfortably in our homes and go to the same church every day and expect those who need Christ and his love to come to us. Rather, we need to be Jesus and get off our lazy butts and start traveling to other cities. It didn't work to wait for then to come to us. We need to begin going out and reaching for them. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Mat 28:19-20 NRS) 
         Jesus traveled to cities. That place where all the people live. Yeah, we need to start focusing there instead of the suburbs. Everyone is moving to the cities. Why? Because that's where the jobs are, that’s where the transportation is, and that’s where all the people are. All the people. Those who are empty, angry, hurting, alone, the rich, immigrants, refugees, everyone is in the cities. How can we show them God's love if we are afraid to go to the cities? The world looks for security in cities. Cain built cities as a safe haven. People move into cities for a fresh start so why don’t the ambassadors of Jesus go there too and show them that not only is Jesus a great addition to a new start, he is the only one who can truly give you a new start with a fresh, clean slate. There is actually a word for white people moving out of cultural and ethnic rich urban areas into the suburbs. It’s called ‘White Flight’. Seriously, I’m not making this up. I would also like to comment that soon, the majority in the United States will be Mexicans/Hispanics.It's a real thing. Hopefully that will mean that Spanish will be a required languages in schools. I say this because we are the only country to not teach another language along side our native tongue. 2 years of a language is not enough to get by, passably, in another country.

That's all for now!