It's Revolutionary

So we are wrapping up Revolutionary Love this week at Connexus.

It's almost Christmas, and I'm thinking about a revolution. I know how powerful the reality of Jesus is.  I want to live there every day.  But truthfully, I always feel like I can ever only get a fraction of the edge of my mind around what God has done for us in Jesus.  I also feel like God's love is so immense, and I can only comprehend or even apprehend a speck of it. 

I know it's revolutionary.  But I want to live the revolution.

So as we count down to Christmas, I'm throwing this wide open. What makes you understand the revolutionary impact of God's love?  What things do you do or thoughts do you think that help you live in a more revolutionary way?  What enables you to grasp how full and wide and deep the love of God is for all of humanity?

What helps you become revolutionary? 

Share away. I'm thinking your comments might help all of us become greater revolutionaries this Christmas.

Comments

[L]

Jesus said, "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you." I hope I can share someone else's burden this week.

[Nancy]

I have been keeping my anntenae up and my eyes open to the people I am around all the time to be aware of needs and how I can demonstrate love in my actions. When people have great need... we see it more easily. Sometimes those closest to us are struggle quietly and we need to tune in more acutely. I try to have compassion and find small ways to support someone... even if the only thing I can do is say.. I am walking this path with you.

[L & G]

We've decided to raise our children to be volunteers and it's working... and as children learn by example the change in our family is amazing! There is going to be a world shortage of volunteers in the next ten years (many volunteers are elderly) so it's time to change the demographics.

[Joey]

I think trying to be there for those in the most helps me. Whether it is inviting someone alone at Christmas to dinner (and church!), or helping the homeless, or caring about/visiting the elderly or other lonely people. I wish I had more time for this but work, volunteer, and family life are so busy, still I'm trying to find (make?) more time for this.

Oh and Lamb's "Jesus the Revolutionary" t-shirts - they inspire me!!!!

[Joey]

Still thinking about this... I'm also inspired by the revolutionaries who went before us: spiritual giants such as Martin Luther, William Wilberforce, those who translated the bible into languages the common people could read - and who risked their lives to do so. But also modern revolutionaries - those who seek Jesus and face the threat of death for doing so, today in 2008, in countries like China, Iran, Suden, Somalia. And other modern revolutionaries - people like Carey and the whole Connexus team who work hard to bring Jesus to a new generation. And those small churches who try to hard to keep the faith in trying times. Not to mention the Sally Anne folks who help the poorest of the poor. I guess all of those "who go where Jesus would go" and risk so much for his kingdom. I'm wanting to be more revolutionary in 2009!