Lord, I want to be like Abraham - willing to let it all go. I want to trust so deeply that I am willing to take the risk. I want to move from fear to FAITH – but it is so hard to get my feet out of this boat where it is dry and safe. And so I ask, Lord, will You lift me up over the side of the boat? Will You hold my hand? Will you show me where to put my foot next? If you lead – I will follow Lord. It is my desire to walk in Your ways and do Your Will. Amen
send me April 25, 2008
What is God calling you to do next?
How is He asking you to take a risk?
It’s not going to be easy is it?
You feel inadequate – God knows this.
You feel weak – God knows this.
You feel small – God knows this.
He has chosen You to do His work.
He has chosen You to love others.
He has chosen You to speak of His Glory.
He knows it’s hard – He indeed knows.
He will be your adequacy.
He will be your strength
He will be the shadow that covers and guide.
Will you go?
Will you put the next foot in front of the other?
Will you not hesitate?
Will you say Yes?
Isaiah 6: “Look. This coal has touched your lips. Gone your guilt, your sins wiped out.”
And then I heard the voice of the Master:
“Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?”
I spoke up, ”I’ll go. Send me!”
Unearth Your Talents March 14, 2008
Tonight a friend of mine reminded me that we should not bury our talents (the gifts God gives us). How often have we failed to take the next step out of fear, desires to feel safe, and insecurity? But God says we have nothing to fear. But God says that He is our refuge. But God says that He is our identity. It is when we step into our fears, take risks, and find our worth in Christ that we are following His will for our lives. Clearly none of these acts are simple or easy – they just require us to cling closely to Him.
Matthew 25: 14- 30
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was going to another place for a visit. Before he left, he called for his servants and told them to take care of his things while he was gone. He gave one servant five bags of gold, another servant two bags of gold, and a third servant one bag of gold, to each one as much as he could handle. Then he left. The servant who got five bags went quickly to invest the money and earned five more bags. In the same way, the servant who had two bags invested them and earned two more. But the servant who got one bag went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
“After a long time the master came home and asked the servants what they did with his money. The servant who was given five bags of gold brought five more bags to the master and said, ‘Master, you trusted me to care for five bags of gold, so I used your five bags to earn five more.’ The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.’
“Then the servant who had been given two bags of gold came to the master and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of gold to care for, so I used your two bags to earn two more.’ The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.’
“Then the servant who had been given one bag of gold came to the master and said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a hard man. You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not sow any seed. So I was afraid and went and hid your money in the ground. Here is your bag of gold.’26 The master answered, ‘You are a wicked and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant and that I gather crops where I did not sow any seed. So you should have put my gold in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would have received my gold back with interest.’
“So the master told his other servants, ‘Take the bag of gold from that servant and give it to the servant who has ten bags of gold. Those who have much will get more, and they will have much more than they need. But those who do not have much will have everything taken away from them.’ Then the master said, ‘Throw that useless servant outside, into the darkness where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.’
