LIFE! LIFE! LIFE!

Could I be more excited?? I'm not sure it's possible.

This is only the beginning. I am but an infant who has just opened her eyes to glimpse the world for the first time. What I have seen of Heaven, of our home, is only one corner of a room within a whole universe.

I was running in Lifetime Fitness today, listening to music and feeling the emotions of adrenaline and endorphins. All of a sudden, I heard a voice in my head. "What if I told you that every single person in this room was headed for hell? Would that change your perspective at all? Your sense of urgency?" I do not often have thoughts like this, and it was sobering. I realized that, although unlikely, it was definitely possible. This experience changed my internal posture completely. I realized that, although my visit to Lifetime still had a primary purpose (ie, transforming Abby into a BEAST!) I could also use the time to intercede for these people and change the atmosphere of the place. I became more aware of Christ in me, and how each time my mouth opened to speak was another opportunity to glorify him. The potential persecution that I could face will never, ever, ever compare to the anguish of the lost.

At that moment, I lifted my eyes, and saw a man about three treadmills in front of me (there are a lot of treadmills at lifetime...) with Psalm 23 on the back of his shirt. It was encouraging, not only to know that he was a brother, but also to know that God has laid the same burning desire on the hearts of others.