When the music fades...

My alarm went off at 7:30 this morning just like it does every Sunday morning, except for that I simply wasn't in the mood for it. I was going to go to the early service at  Northridge this morning; however, when my alarm started going off, I got up, turned it off, got back in bed, and thought "Eh, I'm so not getting up right now. If I'm supposed to get up and go to church this morning, God will wake me up and I'll go". Lesson 1 for the day: God doesn't want to see you because you feel like it's an obligation or a hindrance to your time. He wants to see you and meet with you because, get this, HE LOVES YOU! You are his beloved child and he wants to meet with you every day to reveal his plans for you and to fill you with the things that you need for the upcoming day/week.


One of the most well known worship songs is Matt Redman's song, Heart or Worship. I was told that he wrote this song for his home church in England. Matt had fears that the church had gotten so wrapped up in a band, the music, the lights, the magic of it all, and lost the true point in worship. He expressed these fears to the pastor and he agreed the very next Sunday they took away all of the "worship" equipment. They met the congregation and asked them “When you come through the doors on a Sunday, what are you bringing as your offering to God?”.

What is important....

I had the greatest experience last night at Ignite (Thanks, again SAO!!). Let me take you back to where the story begins....This summer I read a book called Sacred Singleness by Leslie Ludy (Side note: one of the greatest books I've ever read. It's definitely a must read for all girls!). While I was reading the book, I felt a call from God about orphans. It amazed me after he called me to it. I LOVE kids! Why had I not thought of this before?! I began asking around and my friend Kellee and I decided to create a ministry just for orphans. How often do you think people visit the orphanages just to care about and pour into these kids? That was our goal: to visit an orphanage once a month and just love. The more Kellee and I talked about it the more we realized it shouldn't be just a "once a month" type of thing! We began brainstorming all of the things we could do to help orphans all over and the foundation for J27 was born (James 1:27 :) ). This was literally one of the greatest things that ever happened to me! I had never felt a call so strong from God and never felt so joyful that I was actually doing something he desired for me to do!

About Me :)

My name is Sarah and I am a junior early childhood education major at Georgia College and State University. I'm from a small town called Lincolnton and I absolutely love where I live. I wouldn't change it for the world! I have a little brother named Brian who is a junior in high school and two of the greatest parents in the world. I honestly don't know where I would be without them in my life. To go along with school, I am the creative arts intern with the Wesley Foundation and I'm honored to be the cell group leader to the greatest group of girls ever! My desire is to live for Christ above all else in this life. I know that he is the only one that will ever fulfill me. I'm so in love with the man that saved me from myself!