There is MORE to it!

YES... Its ME AGAIN=) I am not sure even where to start! I was driving home tonight from work and listening to this AWESOME CD that a friend gave me! As I was listening to it and just thanking GOD for being so AWESOME!! I was sitting there thinking YES this is what its about. THIS is it.. The joy and the love, the great feeling just knowing your in his presents! Oh man my heart was overwhelmed by him! I just felt like I would not be able to contain it!! Wow! As I was listening and all this was going on God was showing me something. Memories of my own! Then I realized why! I was remembering the FIRST bible I ever got! IT was from my grandma and it was King James! Just a regular bible no study bible! Now she did not tell me where to start reading it or anything. She just gave it to me and we never talked about it. Anyway I started from the beginning.. Well that's what you would do with any book right! Well after getting so confused on the words I gave up before hitting chapter two! Never really tried again! The next memory I had was being invited and apart of a youth group. I went for a while was even involved in their Christmas program. However I don't remember much about God. That's when I heard about God, Jesus and the holy spirit. I JUST didn't get it! Then I remember about 5 years ago attending a little church in hagerstown! My friend Erin invited me, I met her while in college. I LOVED it.. Loved the people! When her dad was preaching I felt like he was talking to me! Hmmmm but slowly I stopped going! ANYway I was like ok God why what are you trying to tell me here! Then it hit me what he was saying. That amazing feeling and joy I had, people don't get it as soon as they accept Jesus into their hearts. They need guidance and direction! That is why I personally am SO thankful for my church! If it was not for the classes and the people willing to pour into others lives then I probably would of slipped away again! Because they helped me understand things that I didn't. They helped me understand that I needed to read the bible on a regular basis. They helped me understand a lot! I guess I just want to say its not enough for us to be used by GOD to bring people to him! Once they ask him into their lives we just don't hand them a bible and say see ya later! We don't think wow we got another one.. Pat me on the back and move on. To me that's JUST the beginning. We need to pour into the lives of others! We need to help them get to the place where I was in my car tonight! A place of Joy and my heart being overwhelmed by GOD's love! IF you have been there you know what I am talking about. Its better than anything I could type! Words cannot express or do it justice! Encourage each other and love on each other! Go after the lost(who have given their lives to GOD and those who haven't) but once you find them continue to show them the way! You would be surprised what a little encouragement,direction and love would do for someone!