Again....!?

The message from church this morning can be summed up by saying God calls, we believe, and GO! The scripture used was Genesis 12:1-8.

God is calling Christians to GO to someone, somewhere.

And of course, you know that Teach Me To Pray, God Calling, and Our Daily Bread for April 22, went right along with my thoughts today.

I keep saying that again and again, God continues to speak to me about exactly what is happening around me, etc..... Well, duh!!!!

If HE is in EVERYTHING, as Psalms 24:1 says "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it." And if we are walking in HIS Will, then doesn't EVERYTHING point us to HIM!? And wouldn't EVERYTHING be about HIM!?

ODB (which you can click on the link to the right and read for yourself) used 2 Corinthians 1:3-11. The author used "Lord of the Rings" where Frodo is reflecting on his journey and saying to Gandalf that he wished the ring had never come to him. Ganadalf replies, "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All you must decide is how to use the time that is given to you."

God Calling stated "Trust in Me. Do as I say each moment and all indeed shall be well. Follow out My commands. Change all disappointment, even if only momentary, into Joy. Change each complaint into laughter. Rest-Love-Joy-Peace-Work, and the most powerful of these are Love and Joy."

Teach Me to Pray stated "The new life in Christ Jesus is to be the unfolding of God's love in Christ." It then used John 15:9-13. And ended with, "Can words make it plainer that the love with which the Father loved the Son is to be in us?...This love must be rooted in the faith of God's love to Christ coming into our hearts and showing itself in obedience to His commandments and in love to one another."

I also read 1 Corinthians 16:14, "Do everything in love." If God is Love, then that states we should do everything in HIM.

GOD is calling Christians to GO to someone, somewhere. We must decide how to use the time that has been given to us." Can you Trust HIM enough to Obey HIM, to Follow HIS Commands? HE commands us to Love HIM with EVERYTHING we have and to Love others as we Love ourselves. When you hear HIS Voice, will you listen to HIS Call? Will you Believe what HIS Word says? Will you do what your Heart is prompting you to do? Will you step out of your comfort and GO?

That could be going to your neighbor in need; calling a friend whom GOD has put on your heart; praying for someone when they come to your mind; being present in the moments GOD places before you; and in those moments, being honest and taking risks without Fear of tomorrow by trusting HIM.

As I reflect on my time in Korea, on all the things I have seen or felt while here, the words that hit my heart the most right now are from 2 Corinthians 1:9b "But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on GOD."