The Sign of the Burning Bush Means I Am Ready for Whatever God May Bring My Way,"Here I am Lord, use me in whichever way you need me this day. This is my heart of hearts cry today.
- Have you ever withheld kindness from someone? What happened? Is that really the way you want your life to be? To be frankly honest, yes, I have withheld kindness from someone, someone I really love. I've withheld Christ's love inside of me to myself, strangers, people whom are my family (eternal and those who are lost), and to different races because I feared something, wanted them to feel the paint they inflicted, or even because I didn't want/desire to get involved. You know what happened when I did that? Those people didn't feel the love of Jesus coming from within me...the same love I was born out of in God's need for me here on earth. Yeah, I have had some traumatic situations to have grown, but those things give me a special and unique privilege with unique populations of people who are left unseen, unheard, or even at times invisible because society doesn't want to see them. In my heart of hearts this morning, this is not what I want my life to be like. I want to surrender my hardened heart and come humbly before Christ's pierced feet to say, "Yes, Lord, My Savior, here I am. I want to do your will. Show your love you've given unto me unconditionally, so that someone, anyone, could feel the love that came from God's sacrificial love of You to me and everyone here on earth and beyond. I want to to see You glorified in my life Lord, and for others not to see me but see You. This is my heart's cry. As Your servant, I am here and ready to run the race before me. In Your loving kindness and tenderhearted ways, Melissa."
- Perform an experiment. Commit one act of kindness each day for a week. In your journal, record each act. What was the outcome? How do you think it made the other person feel? "Lord I commit to you to do this experiment, so that I may get a glimpse of Your love shining through me unto others. May only You be glorified and not my selfish pride be boosted."
- Pray and ask the Lord to show you a person in your life who needs your kindness. Follow up by reaching out to that person. "Adonai, You've placed on my heart many a people on my heart of hearts all ready, especially one in particular. Let my selfish ways go aside and You be lifted up. Let Your love shine through me and touch that person's heart, so he may feel the love You've given unto me for him. Soften my heart of hearts so that I can be a better servant to You, my Lord and Savior, and let Your Holy Spirit work in and through me. I commit myself to building Your kingdom and providing those tender acts of kindness and love to others...even when they have hurt me because for I been forgiven and know that my prize awaits me in heaven when You finally decide my work here on earth is over. Let my life not be cut short because the pain gets too much to bear, and let the Holy Spirit and me carry the cross You've given me to wear so that I can one day join you in heaven. Amen."
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good reminder :-)
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