Call it a blog or bust kind of moment….
You can call it that or you can call it I've been away for a
couple of days and had time to reflect, either way here’s a blog.
This isn't the blog I intended to write just yet or even one
of the ones I’ve started. This summer has been full of a lot of conferences,
but at the same time I have also learned the power of reflection. Reflection,
time to stand still, step back, and take a serious look at things. Reflection
time to truly think about why it is you do what you do. I can’t say all of the
truth that was “revealed” was easy to swallow, but at the same time it was beneficial.
God never spares a moment. If we ask Him for truth and to peel back the layers,
we better be ready to listen to what it is He has to say. The choice now is to
listen and put that truth into action. Do we take the truth to heart or does it
become yet another moment with God that doesn't transform our walk. When we move forward from the moment, can
others tell it made a difference or are we still walking the fence we were
before we asked for truth? The world knows how to walk a fence. The world knows
how to speak their minds. The world knows how to push forward to achieve “success”.
It’s time we as Christians started remembering what it is we know to be
true. Truth that is truth on Sunday is
also truth the other six days of the week. Quit letting the world tell you what
success is or even for that matter what truth is. The truth is as a child of
the Most High, you are a royal heir, now live like you know Who has already won
the war.
Do the words that you let repeat in your mind speak His
truth of the world’s truth? Hit delete if the latter is the answer. Too many
times we let what others say resonate in our minds and take root in our spirits.
Discernment is a gift, if you have it use it. Some people are in our lives
because of our choice, some in our lives because of God’s choice. Know the
difference and listen when God shows you who He has there to speak into your
life and who isn’t. This summer I have become so thankful for those that God
has placed in my life who can see past everything and love me for the heart
inside. The older I get the more I am learning how few those are. Treasure them
and let them know how much they mean to you. When God gives you inspiration, go
with it. Too many times we let others squash the very thing that God may use to
minister to someone else. Creativity is a gift from Him and if He gave you an
idea and you know it was from Him, He has it covered for you to do. Sowing and reaping are biblical. Trust Him for the harvest if you are sowing.
In return once the harvest comes, start sowing again. In the same manner, sow
where He says to. Sometimes we sow where and how others want us to and wonder
why we never reap a harvest that makes us smile.
What you do matters because who you are matters. Add to
someone’s life and the difference will be felt in yours.
More to come later, but for now unpacking still awaits ;-)
~Melissa
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