"How Are You Going to Change The World"


Shane Sanchez
I am pluggin another blog today. Head to i-heart.org and see what this Non-profit out of Hillsong Church is doing to revamp the world:

Hello vast I-HEART community!

We hope you’re each personally doing really well… as for us – we’re falling off out seats with anticipation with both our website and doco being released in what seems like no time at all… We trust you’ve been watching this blog ‘IN THE MEANTIME’...? Hope so. There’s no doubt that with hearts as one, when we’re all in this together, we can really change the world.

Just titles?? – I think not.

SO >> We thought we’d ask you the question >>

How are you going to change the world?

Because when we all do our bit, all our bits add up to something BIG. And that’s I-HEART. It’s a movement that’s happening right now; My bit + your bit + their bit.

Call this email request what you will… an experiment maybe… and we’re all scientists… but WE WANT TO KNOW – and we want to make BIG news of it -- How are you going to change the world? Take a photo of yourself – with your answer written on aa piece of A4 – nice and clear – and email it to us! Simple.

It could be anything from “show love”... or... “forgive my aunt” to “start an organisation that rescues child soldiers”... or... “feed the homeless”… Whatever rings true for you. And that’s the thing – It’s all of us all doing our own part – no matter what the size… Each of our parts matter more than we could possibly know.

With these photos we’re going to inspire each other through this blog and in a few weeks we’re going to make a BIG installation to make a BIG statement on what is possible when we all work together…

You’ll also be in the running to feature on our I-HEART screen savers and such to be released later this year… + we think they wouldn’t be the same without you.

Just email your pic* to thepeople@i-heart.org with your first name and country by July 1st – But the sooner the better really.

We truly can’t wait to see all your faces,
Karla @ I-HEART

This is something that "I Heart Revolution" out of Hillsong Church has been doing for the past week or so. Check out their blog and see some of the incredible pictures they've received. I wanted to share this because I simply love what they are doing. We are ONE Church, ONE people, with ONE purpose: impacting this world for Jesus Christ. Check out what some people are doing to make this happen.


Me, I'm in the process of sending mine. Keep checking their blog and see if it goes up.


Revamp Your World,

Shane


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La Vida


Shane Sanchez
Have you realized how fun it is to be alive.

I know that if you are going through a tough time you may struggle with this concept.

Think about it though...

We get to walk this giant ball of mass that is floating in the middle of a galaxy in the middle of the universe. The funny part is, that's just part of everyday life. We get to enjoy the talents of others and experience new situations every day. We are constantly changing, growing, and learning; whether we think we are or not. We get to enjoy nature which returns the favor by giving us the essentials for life. We get to interact with different personalities everyday. Some we like, some we don't, but all are completely unique. Not a single one of us is a carbon copy of someone else. We are all individuals that make up the human race.

All this and we haven't even began to talk about God yet. He made all of this and delights in what we do.

We have incredible lives. In tough times times focus on the little things. The air, the creativity of humans, and the God who took the time to make it all.

Revamp You World,
Shane
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Wahhhhhhhhhhhh!


Shane Sanchez
Remember the old playground tale "blah and blah sitting in a tree k.i.s.s.i.n.g., first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage." I know, I know that sounds a little out of date. That's because it is...

According to the National Center for Health Statistics:

"Nearly half (45%) of the 6.4 million pregnancies in 2004 occurred among unmarried women, so the typical "unwed mother" is no longer a teen but, in fact, an older woman."

This bothers me and hopefully you too.

Why can't this be fixed. Why can't men be men and be responsible for their choices. Marry the woman they conceived with and raise their child. Why can't woman learn to say no? Why can't they see themselves as Gods beautiful creation meant only for the one they marry? (Now, I know that in cases of sexual abuse the situation is obviously different)

We can all be the catalyst in the change of this statistic. Men can be responsible men, woman can be woman of self confidence, and we can all get back to our playground values.

After all...

"First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage."

Revamp Statistics,
Shane
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I Can Relate


Shane Sanchez
Story of my life...


Now go, take that and apply it to life. I don't know how (I really just wanted you to laugh), but somehow, find substance.

Stupid Toy Guitars,
Shane
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WWJHD?


Shane Sanchez
Something is bothering me...

I just can't let it go...

I feel like I made a nagging mistake and it really wasn't that big of a deal.

Or was it?

Ok, I went to the coffee shop late last night after service and I ran into my entire graduating class (literally, ok not literally, only like 795 people in the figurative). I ran into a couple girls that I had known for the majority of my life and a group of guys that I had known for a long time as well.

The girls and I just small talked, but the guys were different.

We started talking about life, where it was headed and where it had been. It was a great conversation but I really had work to do so there wasn't much time. They asked me to have a seat with them but I quickly turned it down letting them know that "I have some stuff I really need to work on".

What my "stuff" really that important?

Of course it was! I didn't lie to them, but I think that my choice to walk away was a HUGE mistake. It's sounds über cliché (I don't even know if I'm allowed to use those words together) but I couldn't stop thinking "what would Jesus have done?". It haunted me! I almost stopped working at my table at least 5 times because I was drawn to their table.

They opened up the door for me to have a chance to connect. These were people that mean a lot to me. People who's futures I care about and for some reason I eluded that chance. It would have been easy to toss it off as a "maybe next time" situation, but what if there isn't a next time. What if this was my shot to connect and let them know that the Shane they knew in High School and the Shane that has an intimate relationship with Christ are different people.

I hope that you take advantage of opportunities. That your busy agenda never gets in the way of people.

If you guys are reading this and I didn't sit with you, I owe you a coffee.

Maybe It's Just Me,
Shane
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