Save The Humans Part 2

This past weekend was the second talk in the series Save the Humans. Pastor Chris has started both of these talks so far with "people are trying to save the dolphins, the whales, the turkeys, and the tomatoes. At Experience Life, we are trying to save the humans." Really funny!

But in all seriousness, that really is the point of Save the Humans. This weekend, Chris talked about all of the ways that Experience Life is involved in local mission projects.
Experience Life is a part of a ton of different projects that are all geared in serving people, and making the name of Jesus known. In one of his main points, Chris talked about radical generosity. He said that most people think that they are generous because they will throw some money in the Salvation Army can at Christmas, or they will buy someone a meal here and there. But, even when you add all those up, they don't really amount to extreme generosity. Pastor Chris then threw out the idea of what it would look like to give 25% of ones income a way. This is an idea that is so opposite to our culture, and dare I say, our human nature. But, have you ever thought about the fact that maybe the reason you have finances is to give them away? You see, The Lord entrusts us all with different things, and He desires that we would ask Him what we should do with those blessings. I know that I miss this step a lot. I get something, and then I fail to ask the Lord what He wants me to do with it. Now, I can hear some of you letting some of your human nature creep up. "But, what about me, what about the things that I want, what about my plans?" Well, two things. The first ones a biggie. This life is not about you. "Not about me," you say. Yes, not about you. So easy to type, so easy to say. But, hard to live out. We are made for God's glory and His purposes alone, and He really does desire for us to live a life that reflects that. The second thing is this. This morning I came across Matthew 6. It is titled, "Teaching about Giving to the Needy." A great follow up to this weekends message. This passage talks about giving to the needy, and also about money and possessions. Matthew 6:19 says "Don't store up treasures on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in Heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal." This passage continues on to talk about how "we shouldn't worry about these things, saying 'what will we eat? what will we drink? what will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of the unbelievers, but YOUR Heavenly Father ALREADY KNOWS all of your needs." That's right. He already knows what we will need. Each one of us. He knows it all. I kinda think that the reason some of us like to do some major "storing up" is because we forget about this promise from our Heavenly Father. And, here is the thing about His promises. He keeps them. He never fails. He does what He says He is going to do. Every time. So, I would encourage you to ask Him where He needs you to give generously, and let Him take care of the rest of your needs.