Hello Friends, Family and Fellow Hikers,
Greetings of CHRISTian Love to you all in the blessed name of our Savior and Friend JESUS CHRIST.
I have been pondering on this topic since yesterday. We had a phone interview; conference call, at Camp Comeca concerning becoming the Camps New Director and in this interview they asked us several questions. One of these questions sums up our family in a nut shell, HOSPITALITY. I; myself said, "I am Hospitality"! For all of you that know us or have met us should know that we love hospitality . We answered that it is required for someone as a christian to be hospitable. As a christian it says in Romans, how to be a christian and it goes on to say be, fervent in spirit and given to hospitality.
I feel that if you are a believer of God's word than hospitality should just become second nature. We have been walking across America for 8 months and we have never really met a stranger. I mean, we would meet people we have never met before, but treated them as though they were long time friends or part of our family. I feel that if you are a christian than you are family and you are a friend already. In this passage of the bible it says let LOVE be.... I hope that we show everyone CHRIST LOVE when we meet them or you. I try to treat others the way I want to be treated. We try to live by the golden rule in our family.
We were ask what is hospitality to us? I felt as though if each one of them in the meeting could have walked one day with us or would be willing to go to town with us just one time, then they would understand us for who we are. We hold fast to God's word and we apply it to everything we do in our lives. We strive hard to hold each of ourselves accountable to God's words and we expect the same from others. I mean, we wear coverings and we do stick out and this in itself is truly an accountability thing for us but not why we do it. We can not be yelling or acting in a negative way in a store or any where. We are called to be a city on a hill, a light unto the world and yet, this is why we are so accountable for our actions daily. We take that to heart and try to be a light for all to see, Jesus in us. People are waiting to see you make a mistake so they can say; look they do it and they are Christians, so I can too. Our lives changed when we went back to the bible and truly read it for what it is saying and asking of us to do and set our thoughts aside. Our family became stronger in faith and stronger in HIS word. We began treating others better than ourselves, and each other higher than ourselves. This became such a blessing to us and others we met. We began praying together and with others we just met and so on.
Being a Christian is everything to us. It is what makes us, leads us and guides us daily. Christ died so we could be free. HE did this so we would believe and we would sow seeds for others to know Him and spread LOVE and with that comes Hospitality. All hospitality is is serving others, putting their needs before your own, caring about them and showing others LOVE, Jesus' Love. I wish just one day you would come walk with us for an afternoon or go into town with us to see how and who we are. I pray you will read this passage and take it and apply it to your life and live it and LOVE more.
May the LORD Shine HIS LOVE upon you today and forever!
We LOVE You ALL!
In CHRISTian Love,
GentleFir ...Jennifer
Go and extend hospitality today! Tell someone you LOVE them and that Jesus does TOO!
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