A New Phase

When God calls you to step out from behind the computer, you do it. You go and share, serve, meet face to face, disciple, encourage, and be available for His use. 

This is where I am today. This is the newest and most active phase of my life and ministry. 

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love and adore each of you precious readers. I also love and adore the precious faces I get to see in flesh. 

This is probably one of the best periods of fulfilling my purpose thus far, along with teaching. 

I am humbled and honored to be found somewhat worthy enough to be used by our Amazing King of Kings. 

He has opened the door for teaching not only in the Church, but outside the Church and even at some Women gatherings. 

For me, God reveled His purpose for me awhile back, but it has taken up to now for Him to be ready to send me out and use me in ways only He can. These oppurtunities thrill me to no end. 

I am a teacher not a speaker and when He taught me the difference and I understood it, my life changed radically. I learned the true meaning of Luke 9:23 and Titus 2 and how those passage look lived out. As a follower of Christ, who is carrying my cross daily, I am literally dragging it while on my knees. I am not worthy enough to carry it upright. Jesus is far to holy and amazing! 

I say all of this to reveal His amazing Grace. His Faithfulness. His purpose and to point others towards Him. 

I pray daily that He makes me invisible and Himself visible. I never want to be seen or heard. I always want Jesus to be seen and heard. 

I tell my ladies often, I have absolutely NOTHING to offer or give you, but Jesus does. 

I never want anyone to see more of me than I really am, and that is a sinner saved by grace and cleansed by His blood. 

So, if you find me absent at times, it's because Christ has called me to go and do and be and serve and teach. 

I truly am a humbled little speck on the face of this earth who is humbled beyond humbled to be used by Jesus. 

You are loved, prayed for and thought of, always!!

"Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God." Titus 2:3-5

So, what is it going to be?

S-Galatians 2:14-15

S-"So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law." Galatians 5:1

A-Praise God for your freedom. Freedom from death.

L-So, What is It Peter?

  "When I saw that they were not following the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter in front of all the others, 'Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you trying to make these Gentiles obey the Jewish laws you abandoned? You and I are Jews by birth, not 'sinners' like the Gentiles." Galatians 2:14-15

This is how the Lord broke it down for me.

-"What is it going to be Peter? Who are you, because right now you are trying to play both sides."

                -"Yes, Peter you are a Jew by birth, but you have discarded the Jewish laws and have been living like a Gentile, and now all of a sudden, some Jewish friends of James' shows up and you get scared of what they will think if they see you eating with the Gentiles. Not only did you ignore the Gentiles after that, but you began to force the Jewish laws, that you abandoned, upon them. Why Peter? Why are you doing this? You have set a horrible example that has now led others to do the same thing. But worse Peter, they are not following the truth of the Good News."

                   Brethren, can you relate to Peter? Have you found yourself trying to play both sides?

Do you live a different life Monday through Saturday, but are someone completely different on Sunday's? Are you aware that people are watching you?

What is it going to be, the World or Christ?

Maybe you are in a similar situation as Paul was, and there is someone you need to confront as Paul did. If so, would you spend time in prayer and the Word before you approach them. In doing this it will give the Lord time to reveal to you if your motives are pure, if you are acting on flesh, if your discernment is accurate or based off of mere opinion.

Once you have spent adequate time in prayer and in His Word, He will set up the appropriate time for you to confront them (and them alone, not the whole world) and He will even give you the words.

Let's be mindful of our actions and the choices we make. Most of all, let's continue to go deeper in the Word and learn from God's Word and the life of those He spoke through.

S-Share your heart with God and let Him reveal it's true character and desire.