Dont you love when things start clicking together. So, church last Sunday we sang a song with the lyrics “all I am is yours”. It really struck me….think about each of those words. All. I. am. is. yours. 5 key words that I could go on about but don’t want to be too preachy. In essence, we get wrapped up in the daily grind and tend to forget that our purpose on earth is not to make the most money, acquire things, be someone famous. Rather, we are His and here for the sole purpose of living for Him. So then, with that in mind. I wrote the last blog about being privileged and having the privilege. 2 completely different takes on the word really. That got me thinking about the song on Sunday and relating it to the song…. All I am is yours. What a privilege and one that anyone, no matter what race, income, continent, can have and it is the greatest privilege of all. What an equality we all can share, if only in this one great thing! If someone gave you infinate money to give a home or food to everyone in the world and the more you gave the more you were rewarded…would you not do it? Then if God is a greater privilege than any earthly thing and we have the capacity to give to all and get blessed in return…are we doing all we can? Then I ran across this bible verse while looking up the word and it summed all of it up with my whole thinking that “church” can, and needs to, happen anywhere.

Hebrews 13:13 (The Message)
13-15So let’s go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is—not trying to be privileged insiders…. This “insider world” is not our home.

Sorry for my crazy train of thought and hope it makes sense:) Not that I have all the answers and do all this…more of my thoughts and daily motivation for myself….Just wanted to share my thoughts:)

Rather than leaving comments I thought I would post so that the world can see:) I will need 12 5×7 frames. I have 1 right now with a few people saying they were definately going to help. If we happen to get more than 12 that will be fine because there were some families there that couldn’t participate so we could bless them. I will need them by next Friday, May 2nd. Just leave a comment on this post or email me as to how many you are getting so we can know what is coming. Thank you all so much for your generosity in this little mission…it is such a blessing to know people like you and to participate with you in blessing others:)

Yesterday I had the privilege of taking pictures for 12 familys (about 20 kids) who are residing at a local shelter. I cannot show their pictures out of confidentiality but know they are the cutest kids and deserve so much prayer and respect. I had worked with the staff at the organization (who are amazing!) to put this together and much prayer had gone into it because that is alot of people to photgraph in an afternoon and the purpose of this was to bless. God definately pulled it off! Went without a hitch! While praying about this I have had so many thoughts about privilege (I think that is the best word to use…). Set down your thinking on stereotypes/ideas/knowledge of homeless, transients, etc and try to put yourself in their shoes. Imagine not having most of your belongings, not having a stable home, imagine having to look your children in the eye when they ask for something knowing you don’t even have a place for them to sleep at night. How blessed and privileged are we in even the simple act of going grocery shopping. We at the Kelley household are by no means rich, we have to plan to pay the bills, save, and all that, but at the same time, if we want something we can get it and save for it. At the same time, we have a lovely little house, cars that run, and stable jobs. That is more than the majority of the world. United Nations report that 3 billion people, roughly half of the world, live on under $2 a day. Wow.

So today, even in a little way, take a look at your life and thank God for the privileges (and the greatest privilege of all…knowing him). And while your at it, say a prayer for the kids of last night and their families, that God would bless and keep them.