Today I decided to log into my blog and rearrange some things and read through some of my old posts. I have to say that I am really disappointed that it has been quite a while since I have posted. I contribute this to a couple of things. One, being too busy and not setting aside time to write. Two, it's a ploy by the enemy to keep me from writing which points back to point one.
We have been having amazing teachings at our church lately and it has stirred up a fire in me that, I have to be honest, was on the verge of going out. I have been in love with my Lord and savior since the day that He saved me and changed my life. The problem with getting saved though is that you are immediately on the enemies radar and if you do not keep watch, he will definitely do his best to stop the call on your life and the impact you could have. I am reminded of Gideon, when the angel of the Lord visited him and called him a mighty man of valor. It's funny, Gideon had the same reaction that I think most of us would have. Basically it was like, "Who? Me?" The issue is that we do not see in ourselves what God does, we tend to believe the lie of the enemy which tells us that we are no good and that we will never amount to anything. However, it is simply that, a lie.
This morning Pastor was talking about the fire of God. God immediately brought to mind the blog that I started many years ago. Pastor even mentioned the scripture that I used for this blog, "It's like fire shut up in my bones!" Where has this fire been? What happened to the enthusiasm that I once had? I will tell you where it is has been, it has been caught up in the business of life. I love the Lord and want to be pleasing in His sight. I want to stand before Him one day and have Him say, "Well done, thy good and faithful servant."
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4
It's time to put first things first, regardless of what your friends and family think. What does it profit us to gain the whole world and lose our souls. I am ready to press toward that mark, to reach for the high calling of God and allow Him to use me in whatever way He sees fit. I am calling out to the part of you that has that call on your life as well. What are you waiting for? Join me in pressing in and pursuing all that God has for you and for others. Let's make an impact on the world. God didn't give you and I these gifts to sit idly by and allow them to go to waste. We have been placed on this earth at this time in history to impact a group of people that no one else can.
I declare this day, I will start writing again and will proclaim whatever word that God places on my lips. I pray that God stirs up the gifts that He has placed in each and every person who is reading this. I will press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ. My question is, will you join me?
We have been having amazing teachings at our church lately and it has stirred up a fire in me that, I have to be honest, was on the verge of going out. I have been in love with my Lord and savior since the day that He saved me and changed my life. The problem with getting saved though is that you are immediately on the enemies radar and if you do not keep watch, he will definitely do his best to stop the call on your life and the impact you could have. I am reminded of Gideon, when the angel of the Lord visited him and called him a mighty man of valor. It's funny, Gideon had the same reaction that I think most of us would have. Basically it was like, "Who? Me?" The issue is that we do not see in ourselves what God does, we tend to believe the lie of the enemy which tells us that we are no good and that we will never amount to anything. However, it is simply that, a lie.
This morning Pastor was talking about the fire of God. God immediately brought to mind the blog that I started many years ago. Pastor even mentioned the scripture that I used for this blog, "It's like fire shut up in my bones!" Where has this fire been? What happened to the enthusiasm that I once had? I will tell you where it is has been, it has been caught up in the business of life. I love the Lord and want to be pleasing in His sight. I want to stand before Him one day and have Him say, "Well done, thy good and faithful servant."
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4
It's time to put first things first, regardless of what your friends and family think. What does it profit us to gain the whole world and lose our souls. I am ready to press toward that mark, to reach for the high calling of God and allow Him to use me in whatever way He sees fit. I am calling out to the part of you that has that call on your life as well. What are you waiting for? Join me in pressing in and pursuing all that God has for you and for others. Let's make an impact on the world. God didn't give you and I these gifts to sit idly by and allow them to go to waste. We have been placed on this earth at this time in history to impact a group of people that no one else can.
I declare this day, I will start writing again and will proclaim whatever word that God places on my lips. I pray that God stirs up the gifts that He has placed in each and every person who is reading this. I will press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ. My question is, will you join me?
