I used to not really be a big fan of the beach, but then I had two little girls and now I love the beach!  My favorite thing about the beach is going “boogie boarding” with my girls.  We can literally spend hours waiting for and catching wave after wave.  The best waves are the ones that grab you and take you all the way back to the shore!  To catch a good wave, you have to be patient and you have to be focused!  You can’t get distracted by all of the other things that are going on at the beach.  You have to get out into the water.  You have to get in just the right place.  You have to wait for just the right wave, because not just any wave will do.  When the right wave comes – you have to be ready and jump on!  Then you better hold on, because you are going for an amazing ride!

Our church is at a place where we are getting ready to catch a wave.  If we will pay attention and keep our eyes on the prize – we will not miss it, and we will all enjoy an amazing ride.  We need to be patient – knowing and trusting that God has  plan and we are in the center of it.  We need to stay focused on what is really important and not allow ourselves to be distracted by the many different things that compete for our attention.  We don’t make the wave – God sends it and God has us as a church at just the right place and just the right time to catch a “God-Made” wave.  A wave that will take us as a church into our community to make a real and meaningful difference in people’s lives!  The wave is coming – are you ready?