Was thinkin' today...

Sometimes I feel so unworthy...like whatever God has for me is too lofty for me because of my unworthiness. But, then I remember that God created me for a purpose. As I come to realize that purpose through Christ's revealing truth, I have to believe that I am worthy to do what God has created me for. I can not allow myself to be paralyzed by fear and doubt. I must always remember that, "I can do everything, through Christ, who gives me strength" (Phillipians 4:13 NLT).

Consider this...

Where did the year go? I mean, here it is just 4 days until we say goodbye to 2008. It feels like we just got into the year and it's gone already. Doesn't events in our lives often feel like that? We get going and are finally getting used to a certain lifestyle and BAM...a curveball is served up and we swing and miss dreadfully. Then we look around, try to assess what has happened in our lives, and complain that we were just getting good at where we were at...never once realizing that perhaps God wants us a another level with Him so HE found it necessary to move us, change events in our lives to get us to the level He desires.
Nothing happens in by chance in the life of Christ followers....God has a plan for us and every single step is mapped out. And you know what? It really doesn't matter if we are comfortable where we are at....'cause we have to remember that we are but pilgrims here and that our home is on high, in the very presence of God. God desires us to strive to be more like Him while we are here but, we can never act like this is the goal...
So, the next time a curveball is served up in your life and you swing away and miss remember this...you are never out until God says so...continue to swing away....this game of life is not a home game....but, it is for homefield advantage.

It is what you say....

I changed my mantra the other day. You know...the things that you utter upon waking up each and every day? Well, I used to say something like, "Thank you, Lord, for just waking me up today and allowing me another day". Now there is nothing wrong with thanking God for anything and everything...I mean, without Him we are nothing. But, I thought about how often I tell God about how I'm gonna do this or that and how incredibly short I fall...well, I guess I wanted to hold myself a little more accountable to Him. So, I decided to change my mantra. From now on I will simply say, "I'm going to do (insert task here) for You, God. The first time I tried it I was amazed at how much conviction the statement held. You cannot say that you are gonna do something for God and renege without being convicted by the Holy Spirit. It just doesn't feel right somehow. Try it...before you take up any task, simply tell God that you are going to commit your effort to Him for His glory. You'll try harder I promise. Not only that but it is hard to say, "I am gonna cuss out that bad driver for You, Lord!" Doesn't sound right, does it?
Let's face it...we would all like to give our all to God...but, in order to give our all we have to be willing to give our very best, our all, for God. Committing each action that we take serves to solidify our actions...for His glory.

Amazing....

I witnessed God at work yesterday....a total of 54 people, young and old came forward during both services in my church yesterday, professing their belief in and love of Christ and being baptized in His name. Yet, the culmination of the day was not that singular event....my youngest son was affected to such a extent that he wanted to ask God into his heart too.
I have to admit that I have witnessed some truly awe inspiring things in my life time....a man on the moon, the fall of communism, and most recently, the first African-American man to be elected president....but all of those things pale in comparison to seeing my youngest accept Christ as his own personal savior.