My sister Brenda is a missionary to the Netherlands. She is almost fully funded. Would you consider helping her finish out her funding campaign so she can get back to the ministry in Zaandam?
The Love of God Campaign update!
Watch the video….cool stuff!
To make your monthly pledge go to:
http://www.tinyurl.com/brendalillie
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails” 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
I KNOW THIS IS AN ASIDE FROM THE MAIN MESSAGE OF GALATIANS, BUT WHO WOULD GOD HAVE YOU TO ENCOURAGE TO KEEP GOING TODAY? MAYBE YOU SHOULD GIVE’EM A CALL OR DROP ‘EM A LINE!
WHAT IS GOD DARING YOU TO DREAM? WHAT IS GOD CALLING YOU TO RISK?
One of my resolutions this year ( though it was a bit more organic than a listed resolution) was to begin to use Lillie-Put more effectively to build a culture of praise and worship around myself.
To that end I have instituted several new postings throughout the week:
MAGNIFICATION MONDAYS
TEHILLAH TUESDAYS
WORSHIP WEDNESDAYS
THANKFUL THRURSDAYS
FAITH-FILLED FRIDAYS
SHOUTIN’ SATURDAYS
&
SACRED SUNDAYS
HERE IS MY CHOICE FOR THIS FIRST THANKFUL THURSDAY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD YOUR THANKSGIVING SONG IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW.
The devotion I chose for this morning’s prayer team meeting at church was from Joel 2:12-13. It led me to ask the question, “What would God have you mourn for?“
The private devotional I am reading is David Nasser’s, A Call To Die. Today I read Day 12, “Death…. and Your Good Clothes”. I underlined several phrases in the lesson but the one that caught my attention above all the others was this… “How do we decide what needs to be discarded and what needs to be worn? The answer is found in another question. What breaks the heart of God?” p.126
Two very similar questions. I think God would have us mourn for the things in this world which break His heart.
Tonight in Bible study we came up with a list of things which break His heart.
Human pride which keeps us from obeying God’s commands.
Our refusal to take the time to pray.
Life’s distractions that keep us from God’s presence.
Fear.
Unwillingness to let go of false security to embrace the only real security there is in life.
I think all of these break the heart of God. What would you add?
I squeezed in a 20 minute walk about town between meetings this afternoon. The snows have returned but only a little.
Today we are turning the world the color of a GRANNY SMITH APPLE.
That there is the shade and my attempts are below. After you have seen my hop over to Jennifer’s blog to see how her other contributors interpreted the theme.
This week Ailsa has asked us to TAKE OFF OUR MASKS AND DISPLAY THEM FOR THE WORLD TO SEE.
Click the underlined link to see a world of masks at Ailsa’s site.
Here are mine with a few quotes thrown in for good measure:
Youth Pastor Garb
“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.”
― André Berthiaume
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“Nothing is more real than the masks we make to show each other who we are.”
― Christopher Barzak, The Love We Share Without Know
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“The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.”
― Marie Lu, The Rose Society
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