It is Thursday
I was going to explain my obvious absence since my first (and only) post, but it really boils down to disobedience. So I have decided to just start anew this day with God’s ever-present grace allowing me a do-over. I have been mulling over a posting schedule for far too long, and Thursday kept popping back up in my mind. Today, as always, God’s word was there speaking to my heart during my devotional…filling me with words and phrases of encouragement like, “those around you desperately need to be encouraged by your latest encounter with Christ” and ” your responsibility will not be to convince others of the reality of God, but to simply bear witness to what your Lord has said and done for you.” *
The Lord has been so gracious in leading me. I have been less faithful in following Him. I asked Him for direction, but when I received a word I replaced action with doubt and fear. As undeserving as I am, God has continued to show me where my ministry should be and He has done so with clarity, patience, and gentleness. I could wait for a time in my life when I am a better person, a better mom, a more faithful Christian. But, I will never be perfect and constant. I need to have faith that God has a purpose for me just the way that I am, and that He will equip me to do His work as long as I am willing to follow where He leads me. It is hard to imagine, but it is so. The verse from my devotional today comes from 1 John 1: 3-4, “what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may have fellowship along with us;and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.” I am writing these things so that my joy will be complete. I encourage you to consider the plans that God has for you, and join me in a walk of faith as we do His work now…just as we are.
*from Experiencing God Day by Day devotional
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