Friday, November 5, 2010
We have a report from Bev that Dixie is home on bed-rest; they are expecting Baby to wait until Thanksgiving to make his or her debut. Praises and thank you(s) abound! Click here for detailed update.
Sidetracked. Happens easily.
Ø Share His Good News Message with the earth (Tell people JESUS SAVES)
Ø Love one another
Ø Care for the widows, orphans, aliens, and the poor
Yesterday’s list. I went back to it today in my Prayer Journal. That’s my way of keeping it on the top half of my cranial desktop and like it or not my ‘spiritual’ conduct is affected by my cranial deliberations. If we think about something long enough we generally do it or at least some modification of it.
So. Here’s a deliberation or two of mine as to yesterday’s three-fold purpose.
Fold One. Okay. How? How do I, me; not someone else, not general command to the Body but ME, KT, how do I give the message of salvation to the world? How do I give the message of salvation to my neighbors? Sad to say, some folks on my street, I don’t even know their names. How, LORD, how do I do it?
His answer so far came in one word: Connect. So I have begun to pray to be connected. To pray for contact with them. To pray for ideas. And when ideas come, to take those steps. And with humble pride I can say, ‘Step one taken’.
I referred to myself as the nutty neighbor at the end of the street in the card that I sent each of them. A simple seed. It may take months, even years to germinate; but this I am certain, it will.
Fold Three. Okay? What widows, what orphans, what aliens and what poor? Which ones and how? Same answer. Pray to be connected. So I am. Here’s my prayer commitment: Connect me and anoint me and I will do it. I will obey.
But this ONE prayer is not enough — so back to my cranial desktop again and again. In time and as the Holy Spirit prompts, I’ll give ya’ll further reports.
Have a wonderful weekend . . . Connecting.
Peter 4: (The Message)7-11Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God’s words; if help, let it be God’s hearty help. That way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time. Oh, yes!
I am grateful, ABBA. Grateful for that word, Connect. Grateful for the peace to pray and be available for contact. Grateful to receive eyes that see and ears that hear and hands and feet that obey in Your time. I’m grateful. Thank You. You so make Living an adventure! And in this life adventure especially those on our Praying for These list it gets pretty rocky and we are sorely tempted to think it’s too hard and so unfair. And for sure it is too hard for us, but You always come through for us, even when it is hard and unfair. This I know You are the Great Equalizer in Your time and Your way and by faith I refuse to second guess You. So I pray for steadfast faith for them, for each of us. And I am remembering our IDOK Troops too, some names have been on the list well over a year, some even two; I have no idea where they are now but You know and in every place they are it is my prayer that You will protect them on all sides and in all areas, spirit, soul and body. And their families too. And I just cannot rest from praying for that Third Great Awakening of America. I want to see You do it. I want to see You anoint, rain down, pour out a knowledge and awareness of sin that will melt the hardest of hearts and turn the most stubborn wills to repentance. Thank You for loving us; and I’m committing us to You in JESUS NAME. Amen and amen.
Holy hugs, kt
