Extraordinary is a wonderful place to be, witness, share in, but most of all it is what we should all not just want for our lives but for the lives of our children, our family, our friends and, last but not least, our faith. Extraordinary is an adjective that means to be beyond ordinary, and from Websters online dictionary:
1 a : going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary
Jesus, the apostles, Paul, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Sarah, Ruth, Ester, Mary, Job, Ezekiel and so many other people of biblical text, these were Extraordinary men and women, even the Samaritan woman at the well. Of all of them, by far Jesus fits the profile best. Yet, I have listed but a few of the many, actually all of the extraordinary men and women that are used throughout the Bible to share, teach, inspire, lend faith, hope and love, to us today so that we too become not just people, but extraordinary contributors to the cause of Christ and humanity.
But extraordinary takes courage, strength, resolve, humble ambition towards something greater than ourselves, and takes something that is THE single most powerful gift we can give anyone and that is the extraordinary gift of unconditional Love. Some spend their whole lives trying to be that. Some people could care less, while others pridefully strive to be extraordinary because it gives them feelings of esteem and significance.
We are all extraordinary in the eyes of science. We are unique right down to the very hairs on our heads and the ridges of on our finger tips. We are extraordinary in every way imaginable. Our physiology, our psychological makeup, or emotional blueprints are so unique and extraordinary, 21 centuries later we are still learning extraordinary things about ourselves and each other.
Whether you believe in nurture or nature; the case for faith or not for faith no one can argue this one fact - Human Beings are extraordinary!!! The World is Extraordinary!!! Our Creator is by far the most Extraordinary!!!
Breiter Futures Foundation was and is founded/inspired by an extraordinary young woman, who through the extraordinary way that her values were nurtured to the extraordinary integrity she brings to her commitment to serving her brothers and sisters regardless of their station in life or deliberately because of it. Her extraordinary BLIND Faith brings extraordinary Hope to lives that would not otherwise be impacted. And she does all this with extraordinary humility and grace. And because of this young woman, one day God will take this fledgling Foundation and do extraordinary things to the youth of our generation. A generation that lives in a world bombarding them daily via the media, peer pressure, internet and other mediums that can & often do, challenge them in ways we can't even begin to imagine. Our youth of today are extraordinary because they dare to be involved and to ask. They are extraordinary because they need to make life choices earlier and earlier; they are asked to make life changing decisions that bring with them heavy consequences, sometimes good and sometimes NOT so good.
Tonight I was blessed to spend my evening with a family that has always been dear to my heart. Holly and Brian have raised beautiful, well balanced, very intelligent and faith driven girls that are blossoming into young women, extraordinary women who are not content to simply be window dressing and are not willing to stand on the sidelines of life and faith but actually fight to make a difference. I was blessed to feel the Holy Spirit fill my/our evening with laughter, good food, extraordinary moments! I may not be able to sit here and share biblical passages but what I can do is dare to be extraordinary. Dare to reach for possibilities that are so far our there one might easily be discouraged or give up. I dare to ask the hard question of everyone, do you want the extraordinary life God has purposed, planned from the moment you first were conceived until the day you die.
Now I need to confess that I began this very late last night and as my eyelids grew heavy at about 1:20 am, I didn't get this out as planned so I am actually finalizing it tonight, which has given me the opportunity to mull and ponder these very thoughts and words and emotions of yesterday. I am willing to become unpopular because I choose the extraordinary, a life serving God, which in turn means I serve all my brothers and sisters, regardless - if that means I come to your home and scrub your floors or clean you bathrooms, then it is a gift for me and to you. It is an opportunity to wash your feet and serve selflessly, even if I am rejected.
Trisha is like that, willing to give her life so that another might know the freedom and Love that comes from the extraordinary God we love. So tonight as I wrap this up, I leave you with Acts 20:24 -" However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace."...so I ask you this question...Do you want a life filled with the extraordinary? If there is one single thing that I can say about the entire troop of people that have been placed in my path over the course of this lifetime, they are, always were and always be extraordinary - not because they shared my faith necessarily but because they stepped out of their comfort zones to be there for someone else...that is not just a blessing and a lesson but it is...EXTRAORDINARY...thank you!
Many blessings,
marebear
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Extraordinary and insightful.
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