Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A Burning Passion
I'm tired of being a pew sitter. I'm tired of wasting my life. I want my passion for souls to be so apparent that it spreads. I don't want to waste precious time anymore. Do you realize how many people are out there searching frantically for some kind of hope and purpose in life. Not only am I wasting MY life when I decide not to witness, I am wasting OTHERS lives. They could be living a full life of contentment and peace. I want the burning desire to witness to completely permeate my entire being. The only way to do that is to take the first step and witness. Fear is inconsequential. Only the Fear of The Lord is what matters. Any other fear is a sin. Serve Him no matter the cost. Help me win lost souls! The world is crying out for hope. Help me give it to them!! The message in chapel today was such a huge conviction. I knew what I was doing, or rather wasn't doing. It didn't matter. It matters. People's lives are a big deal. Each and every one of them. Whether you like them or not. Love them with Christ's precious plan of redemption and adoption. Have a burning fire the catches. Your friends should catch it too. We could do so much this summer. We're all going all over the world this summer. Think of all the people we can reach!!!! Pray that you will have a BURNING PASSION for souls.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
He will Surely Stand by Me
Wow. I haven't been on here in a while! Time sure does fly!! Only two more weeks till I get to go home! So exciting!! I have so much to do before then it's scary so I'll just have to take it one day at a time.
I thought I'd share some verses that have been a huge comfort to me over the past few weeks. Psalm 94:17-19 "If the Lord had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up. When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul." It's so comforting to know that God is my helper. He's not some distant old man type who is uninterested in my decisions. Actually He is more interested in the decisions I make than even I am! That is a comforting thought. I struggle with worry and anxiety. And these verses remind me that when I get that way, I must force myself to dwell of His "consolation." I must choose to daily be so lost in who my God is that all earthly problems kind of lose their punch. When I wonder what God is doing or why something's happening, I can trust that He'll bring me through and make me closer to Him through it. And something that has been driven home for me the past weeks is the fact that being in God's will is not some sort of pie in the sky ideal that is in the future. Doing God's will is little every day things like loving people, reading His word, praying, etc. I am happiest when serving Him. And that takes the focus off myself and my problems and allows me to just dwell in Daddy's arms. I don't have to let the anxious thoughts multiply within me. That only leads to stomach ulcers. I choose to focus on the only things that will cheer my soul. My Lord's consolations.
I have a lot more that I'd like to say, but it's late. If you want to know, ask me. And if you see me around, I'd love to talk about the peace and joy I can't contain. And where it comes from.
I guess that's all for the time being. Have a good night. I leave you with the words of the Ron Hamilton song "My God is a Righteous God."
Jesus knows my every word and deed.
Jesus longs to meet my deepest need.
He lives now to intercede, He will surely stand by me.
I thought I'd share some verses that have been a huge comfort to me over the past few weeks. Psalm 94:17-19 "If the Lord had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up. When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul." It's so comforting to know that God is my helper. He's not some distant old man type who is uninterested in my decisions. Actually He is more interested in the decisions I make than even I am! That is a comforting thought. I struggle with worry and anxiety. And these verses remind me that when I get that way, I must force myself to dwell of His "consolation." I must choose to daily be so lost in who my God is that all earthly problems kind of lose their punch. When I wonder what God is doing or why something's happening, I can trust that He'll bring me through and make me closer to Him through it. And something that has been driven home for me the past weeks is the fact that being in God's will is not some sort of pie in the sky ideal that is in the future. Doing God's will is little every day things like loving people, reading His word, praying, etc. I am happiest when serving Him. And that takes the focus off myself and my problems and allows me to just dwell in Daddy's arms. I don't have to let the anxious thoughts multiply within me. That only leads to stomach ulcers. I choose to focus on the only things that will cheer my soul. My Lord's consolations.
I have a lot more that I'd like to say, but it's late. If you want to know, ask me. And if you see me around, I'd love to talk about the peace and joy I can't contain. And where it comes from.
I guess that's all for the time being. Have a good night. I leave you with the words of the Ron Hamilton song "My God is a Righteous God."
Jesus knows my every word and deed.
Jesus longs to meet my deepest need.
He lives now to intercede, He will surely stand by me.
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