What moves you?

That is an honest question, and I would love an honest answer. What moves you?

There have always been things that move me and bring me to tears. Not necessarily tears of pain, but tears of joy, or tears of WOW, or just tears! One of those things is baptism! It used to just be the ones with the amazing stories that got me. You know the ones...those that have literally been pulled from the pit of hell and lived to tell about it. Then it was the baptism of the really old people...I am talking 80+ years. I mean really...it shows that it is never to late to give your life to Christ. Then it was the baptism of the young children, because....well, they are so young. They gave their life to Christ. It doesn't mean they won't have to walk through the fire, but it does mean that God has their back! Well, now I just cry at EVERY baptism!  It doesn't matter the story or the age. Baptism is a public profession of an inner change, asking Jesus to be LORD of your life. I get teary at every baptism, because it represents a life changed! That person will NEVER be the same. I get teary just thinking about it.

Sunday something else moved me. We had a boys choir from a University outside of Nairobi, Kenya come and sing. These 4 young men could sing! I can tell you that during the first service I just bawled through the whole thing. It is hard to explain why though.  I mean here in America there are churches every where. I truly believe everyone has the chance to hear the gospel, many just chose not to. I don't even like the term "Christian", because it gives off a negative vibe. I prefer Christ follower. Christ followers here in America have it easy. It is not very likely that we will be beat or murdered for our faith. Most of the time we don't even take a stand, because of fear about what others will think. Then here we have a group of men from Africa...AFRICA come to sing to a bunch of stuffy Americans. Yes, I just called US stuffy. I personally LOVED it when the young men started to dance, but it was obvious not all did. As I sat there and watched the faces of these young men as they sang "show me the way" with their whole hearts, I was just in awe. These men didn't grow up like we did here. They might have been orphans. They might have been persecuted back home. Really, I have no idea about their lives, but I do know that I saw a genuine love and adoration for Christ. Honestly, it was a love that is absent from most Americans. Not because we don't love Christ, but because we are so worried about finances, kids, retirement, health, etc. that we tend to put Christ on the back burner. I know I am guilty of this, and surely I can't be the only one.

Yesterday was also Orphan Sunday. I didn't take part in anything, but I have has a stirring in my heart for quite a while now about orphan care. My heart breaks for children. I want all children to be loved and cared for. I want all children to have a family to call their own. My heart breaks for kids who are hurting. I was just reminded yesterday how much. I am not sure what God has planned for us as a family, but I feel like God didn't break my heart for nothing.

So, back to my question...What moves YOU?