"I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers." - Philemon vs. 4
In this verse Paul sets before us an awesome example of how we are to be praying for our brothers & sisters in Christ with heartfelt thankfulness. It shows us that prayer is not just bringing God a list of our needs, but coming to Him on behalf of others as well. During this time of prayer & fasting and preparing for Greece I have been reminded of how thankful I am that I have an amazing family & friends, an amazing church & church family & generous partners in the mission. I just want each & every one of you to know I thank God for you daily & lift you up in prayer. I pray in this coming year that God's direction, favor & blessings overtake each one of you. I can't wait to see all that God not only does in Greece as we reach out & help refugees that have no home, unwed mothers & those rescued from trafficking as well as sharing the love of Jesus to all we meet, but what He also does in each of my partners lives as well. I am believing God for big things in 2011! With God nothing is impossible!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Let your life be one that lights the way!
Kali̱méra! Good day everyone! We at Celebration Church are in a time of prayer & fasting called "Awake 21 right now." It's a time where we set aside the first part of the year to disconnect from the world, all that distracts us, & connect with God. It's always an amazing time where God reveals things to us in special ways. God loves us so much. He wants people to know just how much He loves them. Many times we talk about this love, but don't necessarily grasp the depth of that love, or we even take it for granted, especially in our normal day to day activities of life. Sometimes we forget that the little things we are doing daily are not only "big" in God's eyes, but they are big in the eyes of others as well. There are always people around us watching us, what we say, what we do, how we act.
There is an old Newsboys song........shine, make them wonder what you've got, make them wish that they were not, on the outside looking bored..... I used to think this was just a christian cliche'. I never heard anyone say "hey your different, I want what you have" even though we talk about it all the time. Well, during this time of prayer God totally blew my mind! I had an experience with someone that didn't seem to like me very much, that I was around on a day to day basis. They came to me and took me aside to share with me something they were experiencing. They told me that they were sorry for many things that had happened between us and that they felt their behavior was coming from the fact that they were uncomfortable around me. The reason, they shared with me, they were uncomfortable being around me, was because I had something that they didn't. They said that they now realized that they needed it, but weren't sure where to start.
What I had was Jesus! I was SO honored that God used me with this person......not by me doing anything "special," but by living my love for Him out loud every single day in my normal every day life. I never even stopped to think during my work day, that my life could have been speaking to someone. There are times when we have divine appointments & we recognize that, but just during the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, at least for me, I never thought I could be ministering to those around me without even knowing it. God so blessed me and revealed to me just how much He not only loves me, but those we aren't necessarily thinking about that are around us everyday. We have opportunities every moment, of every day, to share His love without saying a thing, but just by being living epistles. By living our love for Him out loud in all that we do. That to me is amazing!!
So I am writing this to remind everyone, including myself, that even when we feel like we aren't touching anyone's life, making a difference or being used by God, in our work place or school or home. Remember that the world is watching us. Those around us are watching us. The things we do, the choices we make, they say who we are & who we live for. Live the way you believe, you never know who God may be ministering to through your life.
awake21.org
There is an old Newsboys song........shine, make them wonder what you've got, make them wish that they were not, on the outside looking bored..... I used to think this was just a christian cliche'. I never heard anyone say "hey your different, I want what you have" even though we talk about it all the time. Well, during this time of prayer God totally blew my mind! I had an experience with someone that didn't seem to like me very much, that I was around on a day to day basis. They came to me and took me aside to share with me something they were experiencing. They told me that they were sorry for many things that had happened between us and that they felt their behavior was coming from the fact that they were uncomfortable around me. The reason, they shared with me, they were uncomfortable being around me, was because I had something that they didn't. They said that they now realized that they needed it, but weren't sure where to start.
What I had was Jesus! I was SO honored that God used me with this person......not by me doing anything "special," but by living my love for Him out loud every single day in my normal every day life. I never even stopped to think during my work day, that my life could have been speaking to someone. There are times when we have divine appointments & we recognize that, but just during the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, at least for me, I never thought I could be ministering to those around me without even knowing it. God so blessed me and revealed to me just how much He not only loves me, but those we aren't necessarily thinking about that are around us everyday. We have opportunities every moment, of every day, to share His love without saying a thing, but just by being living epistles. By living our love for Him out loud in all that we do. That to me is amazing!!
So I am writing this to remind everyone, including myself, that even when we feel like we aren't touching anyone's life, making a difference or being used by God, in our work place or school or home. Remember that the world is watching us. Those around us are watching us. The things we do, the choices we make, they say who we are & who we live for. Live the way you believe, you never know who God may be ministering to through your life.
awake21.org
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