A "Radical" Life: camping trip journal entry

I've been struggling since getting back from my journey to the mountains. For some reason, I feel this need to sum up the lessons of the trip in one concise thought. And I can't find it. I had SO many thoughts run through my head that I can't seem to narrow it down...and it bothers me. It just seems to me that there should be a bottom line to my trip. Something that I came back with that really stands out.

I guess the thought that seems to have been sticking with me the most since returning a week ago has been that I want to do more with my life.

By that, I mean I want to pour into people more. I want to help people more. People that I already know and people that I don't. There are many that would argue that I already do that, being in ministry and adopting and such...but honestly, I feel horrible at this. I'm no where CLOSE to where I want or need to be. Like I said in my last entry, I'm tired of sitting behind a computer screen when there are people I should be spending time with. I know that what I do takes preparation, but the balance is way out of whack.

I didn't get into ministry to spend the majority of my time preparing to do ministry.

And so I continue to stretch and grow. I'm making some changes in my everyday life that all stem from the simple idea that people matter...and they matter because they are created in the image of God and have a story. I want my life to be centered around that concept. I'm not here for me.

There is more work to be done. More people to help.