Lately, some thoughts that have been once again stirring for me are wanting to be in service to others. What does it mean to be "poured out". What does it mean to be a drink offering? What does it mean to spend ourselves on behalf of others? I feel so far away from the life of service I used to be involved in and have felt this for a long time. I am in full time service to two little ones, but I feel I also need to be in service to others. It does give me pause when I contemplate my service to my kiddos and provides meaning for such a calling. I want Deveraux and Anderson to have compassionate hearts and to know the reality of others in our world, those who have so little and who are poor. And I also just want them to have a spirit of giving to others in our day to day.
It was so great because the verse that was in my study today was, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35. So my prayer is that I want myself and my family to be engaged in giving and to be open and begin to seek those places for us.
In a study on Paul by Beth Moore: (Paul)He believed and taught that God has specific plans for each believer. "We are His creation-created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them." God has a task for you-one He planned very long ago and suited for our present generation. Remember you are not responsible for completing anyone else's task, just yours. I like this and want to trust God will lead us in this place of extending our hands and our hearts!
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