God Sent me....

Lately... I have found myself just talking out loud to God. To the point, where even my daughter has asked me... "Mommy?!?!? Who are you talking to?", and picture her looking around too? The real funny part... I don't realize I do it, till I notice the funny looks I get from people. Embarressing yes but Hey... that's how I do it. I'm just that Special and I'll be the first to admit that. :)

Well, today though... at church, I found myself not only talking and praying out loud to myself but I found God just moving me to pray over people. ME... The girl who can barely do the introduction part of Pastor Vaughn's "Greet Your Neighbor and Tell them you Love them!" shpeel. I hate that part of services... it always makes me feel so stupid and fake; however, since that first prayer months ago. Where I asked God to give me his eyes, to love on people like Jesus does and serve them with a "Jesus" servant heart. I just have to say, God is a giver.

I don't think it was possible for God to send me so many people to love on like He has. With each new person that I find myself just loving on and wanting to serve. I find a new purpose for my life here on earth. I find new meaning behind being Christina. Now... not only am I a mother, a daughter, a sister, a girlfriend, A future wifey (wink wink so put that in for wishful thinking purposes ONLY! **SMILES) a friend, a servant for Samaritan Purse OCC and now a new found member of New Heights church. I have officially hit a point in my life, where I want to be a part of this amazing church. I don't want to just come and get my hour sermon out of this amazing church. I want to be there for the other members. I want to love on them and tell them... "Hey, I am here at church... not only to hear what crazy thing, Pastor Vaughn, is going to say but to also see and talk to you!"

I love this new feeling of belong. This new appreciation of being a member to a church family. As I sat there in my pew, looking around at all the amazing people God has brought into my life. I couldn't help but think... "What in the world is God going to do next year with me and this family because the last few months... WOW!" I know as I watch my pastor and his wife express their heart for Jesus and the love they have for us, "My New Heights Family"... I realized... God couldn't of put any body else up there in front of me. Only that cooky - funny - crazy, California breed Pastor of mine and his Amazing Latino wife. I can say without a shadow of a doubt... no one else could really grab my attention every Sunday morning and teach me what God has for me like those two do. I just wanted to publicly thank them so much for their love for us, even when sometimes... It has to be hard to love a church as "special" as we are. Or maybe that "special" title is just for me! wink wink... Thank Pastor VAUGHN AND MERTHA... you are so appreciated and Loved!