Well, last week I joined a women's Bible study at Tri-Lakes Church. When I signed up I knew they were using the Live Dead book, but I didn't really know what that was, so I was super excited to learn that it was a 30 day prayer for unreached people and 30 days of challenge. So every day has a devotional written by a missionary or a missions hearted person, followed by a page about the unreached people group for the day. It is so odd to me that we live in this technologically savvy, modern world, and so many people still live without ever having heard the name of Jesus, and even if they have heard it they don't understand what He did for them, because no one is there to tell them. But, back to the Live Dead Challenge, the whole idea of the challenge is that we spend EXTRAVAGANT daily time with Jesus...2 1/2 Hours a day!!!
When I heard that the first day at the study, I knew it was going to be challenging, and it HAS! But it has been so rewarding as well, and although some days I don't make it to the 2 1/2 mark, I still enjoy a lot more time with Jesus than I had been. And I am so glad I am being challenged to stop being lazy and spend EXTRAVAGANT time with my Jesus.
Today I challenge you to spend Extravagant time with Jesus! I promise you won't regret it!
And if anyone wants to find out more about the Live Dead Challenge they can check out
http://live-dead.org/