I Dare You To Move

I haven't blogged in a while. I'm sorry. Anyways, I decided to blog on this vid a while back, but never got around to it. Now I'm feeling compelled. Partially because I'm angry at some people and partially because.... well, IDK exactly. So, I'm volunteering at my church, which is pretty beast. But as I do this, I'm realizing how few people (including myself) really live above reproach. No, I'm not trying to bad-mouth people. I'm saying that in ministry people are held to a higher standard, even students who lead.
What I'm getting at is: (and I'm including myself in all of this) Stephen was stoned. Paul was persecuted and killed. Peter was crucified upside down. Mother Therese wore the worst shoes of the batch so others could have the best, to the point of her feet being deformed. Cassie Bernall was shot in the head. Someone claiming the name of the gospel cannot let themselves become soft. anyone who does shames that name.
Yes, we all have problems and 'junk,' but at some point we must look beyond that and just move. Sometimes the dare is bigger than us; and if we truly work for a God bigger than us, what can we fear? 'Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big you God is.'
I was asking God this weekend how I can go through this storm without any strength at all. Then the words came on the screen: The joy of the Lord is our strength.
Hello, my name is Abigail Jillian Dunson, and my name means 'the joy of the Lord.'