If you want to become love, stop just agreeing with Jesus. Go call someone right now. Lift them up in ways they can’t lift themselves. Send them a text message and say you’re sorry. I know they don’t deserve it. You didn’t either. Don’t put a toe in the water with your love; grab your knees and do a cannonball. Move from the bleachers to the field, and you won’t ever be the same.

Don’t just love the people who are easy to love; go love the difficult ones. 

This is truly what ministry is all about, Native, urban, or international. It's about showing God's love and grace, letting the Holy Spirit move hearts, and being ready to answer when we are asked, "Why are you doing this for me?"

I don’t think we lead people to Jesus. I think Jesus leads people to Jesus.

Here’s the deal: when we act like someone we’re not, it’s because we’re not happy with who we are. We usually think we need other people’s permission or love or approval before we can live our lives and pursue our beautiful ambitions. It’s both good and bad. It’s good if it causes us to want to pursue Jesus’ love and approval more. But it’s bad if we miss out on who God uniquely made us to be so we can be who someone else thinks we should be. 

God has never looked in your mirror or mine and wished He saw someone else.

Instead of telling people what they want, we need to tell them who they are. This works every time. 

We’ll become in our lives whoever the people we love the most say we are.

God did this constantly in the Bible. He told Moses he was a leader and Moses became one. He told Noah he was a sailor and he became one. He told Sarah she was a mother and she became one. He told Peter he was a rock and he led the church.

Love everybody, always.