Trampoline

I recently started reading Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell.

He often has one sentence paragraphs.

I think I am going to start writing like that.

It is more entertaining for all of us.

Haha, but seriously. He brought up a very interesting point, that only Rob Bell could make this connection. He said that the Christian faith is like a trampoline. I know, a trampoline, right? But one of the things he said that really got me thinking is that we are not supposed to defend the trampoline, we are supposed to invite people in to jump with us.

Dang. What a powerful statement. God doesn't want us to show and defend to the world our faith, he wants us to invite others in and jump with us. He wants us to invite others into this journey that we are on. Never does he want us to but up a brick wall and say that we are better then the other people on the other side of the wall. He wants us to open and loving to those around us, and invite them into our lives.

This is a really good place for me to come as I enter into this internship. It makes it much easier for me to think about how I am going to meet all these new people. Never do I have to get in front of someone and defend my self to them. God wants me to invite them into my life. Invite them to come jump with me. And from that other conversations and life joys will flow.

So come and jump with me. I want to share my life with you. And I hope that you will share your life with me.