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What Happens To Us Matters To God

What Happens To Us Matters To God

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God keeps blessing me over and over again, and not because I do everything right, or that I am so special. I know that I am special to Him. I’m not sure about a lot of things, but I am sure that God loves me. And I know it, because that’s what His word says.

It says that…at the moment I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior, I was redeemed, I was justified…I was changed, 

It’s still so amazing to me that God cares for me…that He cares for all of us. 

  • It matters to Him when someone hurts us. 
  • It matters to Him when we don’t live up to our full potential. 
  • It matters to Him that sometimes I still get afraid. 

We are His creation, and He takes great pride in our achievements. When we don’t do what God has called us to do we are living out of order, because if He says we are…we are, and if He says we can…we can.

God had a plan for all of us way before we were born. What we do matters to Him, and it should matter to us. We sometimes get so down on ourselves, especially when we compare our lives to other people. 

God doesn’t feel that way about us, and He doesn’t want us to feel that way about ourselves. God needs us to help carry out His ministry on the earth. Don’t get me wrong…God can do it without us, but He gave us specific gifts and He wants us to use them for the Kingdom. That’s what it says in Ephesians 2:10, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

So, that’s really all I wanted to say today….

You matter to God, and what happens to you matters to Him.

Until next time…

Be blessed

You Gotta Know Who You Are

You Gotta Know Who You Are

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Everything means something. We can’t live our lives looking over our shoulders, but we can be aware of the tricks the enemy sometimes plays with us.

First, he wants us to believe that we are not saved.

That is the first lie. When we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior…we are saved and nothing can change that. The Bible says that we cannot even come to God unless He first draws us. That means that He saw us and sent Jesus…just for us. He knows everything about us and He still felt that we were worth it. We are special in God’s eyes, and He would move heaven and earth for us.

Then, he wants us to believe that our ministry is not effective.

Each one of us has something God uses to bless His people. It can be something as simple as having a bubbly personality. We may never know how many people we encourage by simply smiling. Maybe people find us easy to talk to, and we enjoy having conversations with folks. When God gets the glory out of whatever we do…we are operating in our purpose. We get so caught up in what we think our purpose should look like that we sometimes miss God’s blessing. We can’t let the enemy mess with our minds.

Lastly, he doesn’t want us to know who we really are.

I think sometimes we even forget who we are. We are God’s masterpiece. He called us. He not only knows every hair on our heads, He knows us by name. He has made us to be powerful not pitiful…a victor, not a victim…a warrior not a worrier. When we walk in the authority of the Lord, Jesus Christ, no weapon that is formed against us will prosper (Isaiah 54:17). It can’t. That’s God promise to us. Receive it today.

And to make sure we keep our minds focused on the right things, Philippians 4:8 says, 

“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious–the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.”

Well said.

Until next time

Be blessed

Workers in the Vineyard

Workers in the Vineyard

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“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson is the perfect quote, because it says nothing is impossible—especially for those who believe…

It confirms my belief that our mistakes of the past or even those in the future only serve to grow us into the people God has made us to be. The Bible says in 1 John 4:4 that, “Greater is He that is in you than he who is in the world.” I believe that. And if God is in us…what lies within us is powerful.

Today, I celebrate those who work in ministry. The calling to proclaim the word of God is an awesome privilege. It is an honor to serve; to look forward to where God is leading. And we don’t need a collar in order to minister. We are all called to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. The great thing is that we don’t have to worry about what to say, because God prepares us for the job He needs us to do. I love how God uses our individual gifts to be a blessing to one another. If we allow Him to, God will strengthen us and empower us to do great and mighty things for Him. 

It’s amazing how we can find ourselves many times heading in the same direction, on the same road, but heading down our own paths. I think God does that so that we will always have someone to encourage us when we feel like the road may be getting a little too rough. 

So, I would like to publicly thank all the workers in the vineyard. The ones who have accepted the call. The ones who understand how important it is that others hear about the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that God blesses and keeps you as you go forward in His name. That the blessings of the Lord will overflow in your lives, and that He protects and keeps you all the days of your life. In the powerful name of Jesus I pray. Amen!

Until next time…

Be blessed