Be Life

Gina died,” Jole told Robert over the phone with tears.

My husband Robert has two sisters that live in Ohio, Gina and Jole, he also has a sister in Georgia. We decided to go to Gina’s funeral but what we had to overcome to get there was a MOUNTAIN. When Robert  talked to me about going, I said nothing and finally I said, “I will only go if we agree to be LIFE to all we come in contact with. If we can’t be LIFE I don’t want to go!”

That may sound extreme to the average Joe, but to me it is normal. If I can’t be life, I don’t want to go anywhere. Due to the death we faced, we had to be that much more committed to BE life. You see I had been surrounded by death my whole life. It is the worst feeling that there is. I have gone to more funerals than I care to remember, I have felt the weight of hopelessness and depression for most of my childhood and adult life. I have seen futures stolen in an instant due to death.

Since coming to World Revival Church in Kansas City, Mo. I have felt more life in the last 2 and ½ years than all the other years of my life. I know that LIFE in abundance is possible. It is the very life force of Jesus that brings new life to people. I have that inside of me and I can choose to give it to others, but I must choose to and not get distracted by what I am surrounded by.

After having our family agreement that we would stay focused and BE LIFE, we packed our things and hit the road! Within less than 24 hours of our departure, I had to be EXTREME LIFE to a woman who I had not seen for 5 years. She had once lived with us and unfortunately had made some choices that brought us all heartache. That situation had altered the whole family. It had left what would appear to be a stain that could not be removed. I had let her mother know that we only wanted her best, but to no avail there was a WEDGE! This woman would be one of the first people I would see.

I couldn't wait I was so excited to see her, what does she look like, what is she wearing?! Finally we can put the past behind us! After 20 minutes I realized she did not want to face us, it broke my heart!! Why are we so quick to continue in a separated life, when we were meant to have wholeness in every area of our lives? After about 30 minutes I looked at my husband and said, ”I will be back, I am going to go and talk to her!” He looked at me with kind of a fearful look and then I said, “It’s o.k.,everything will be....o.k.!”

As I took my faith steps, while praying and breathing in LIFE, what I faced I was not prepared for! The last time I saw her she was one of the most beautiful women I had ever seen! She was young with a baby, long curly eyelashes, you know the type?! What was before me was a frail, weak, lifeless person who was scrambling to survive.

I looked at her and I smiled with love ooozing out of me. Soon I felt myself start to loose it, so I turned away as though I was looking at something else. My body began to shake as I started to sob....JESUS HELP HER! As I could no longer hide, I turned with tears running down my face and said, ”You need to LIVE! “ She walked up to me and I grabbed her and held her as tight as I could without harming her. After a few minutes I said, ”You need LIFE”, she said, “I feel LIFE and it is coming out of you!”

Words cannot come close to describing what went rushing through my heart in that second, but what I mostly realized was the faithfulness of Jesus. I was so grateful that through His mercy and kindness, He could begin to erase the devastation of a series of bad choices. It is never too late! We are never too far gone!

  Life can come in, in the most unusual ways and places or events. We cannot limit the way He chooses to align people to Himself. We must get out of the way and just be LIFE!  He is life! There is no death or darkness in Him. I also realized how easy it is to love. I had never loved anyone that much before, I had never longed to see someone’s life change more than that instant!

There is so much more to this story and it is good! But for now I want to really encourage you that God is in the business of LIFE! If you are lacking it in any area, ask Him for it. Do what we did when we were at a point of wanting more. Take a trip to World Revival Church, in Kansas City and get a large dose of LIFE so that you too can be a carrier of LIFE to those that you love!

Lord Jesus BE LIFE to these faithful readers NOW!! Let your love be poured out on them today this day and forever! Give us your heart to be LIFE to ALL that we come in contact with!  John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me." In your beautiful name Jesus, Amen.

Why Revival? You can't BE LIFE without it!