Dear Friends,

Today was an amazing day on the Dana Sturgeon Show Live in San Diego. But something in my heart is bothering me. When Mary called into the show asking about Jesus' perspective on adultery, I stopped. She is living with her boyfriend, has children and believes she will be left on the streets if she leaves him. Her first husband was adulterous and their marriage ended in divorce. She also believes she is not free to remarry. When I encouraged her to find a church to help, she responded by saying she has no self esteem and has been to many churches. What did I say? I let her know I too, am divorced and remarried. That the divorce rate is as high in the church as it is in the world. That she is forgiven and we can't use self esteem as an excuse to stay in our sin. But my response was incomplete.

So Mary, if you read this, please know that Jesus called people by name. Jesus calls you by name. He will use whatever it takes to bring you to Him. If it's not church, it will be something else, someone else or some other circumstance. What did He say to Martha who was distracted with things that were not so important?

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed? Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

Put Jesus first and trust Him for the results. He knows what you need before you even ask. xoxo