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Category: Poetic

Posted on April 24, 2017October 4, 2017

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So often we give to get and do to have done. But as counter-cultural as it gets, the greatest is the servant: the one who gives for the sake of generosity and does simply for the benefit of others. This can be hard in a relationship, especially if we rely on another person (beau, friend, pastor or co-worker) to respond to our acts of service "accordingly." Because sometimes they won't respond like we'd hoped. Our sacrificial acts of service will go unnoticed or forgotten, unappreciated or just expected. What is your response? Do you wish you hadn't served? Swipe for a powerful heart-checking quote then sift through your relationships in prayer and ask God to examine your heart so He can highlight to heal areas that hinder true service. And above all, we serve the lost for the sake of Christ that by our service we may mirror Jesus to the broken... often the ones hardest to serve but who need it most. (Been simmering on this with some stuff at work and I've definitely been challenged to step it up). What about you? Where is your servant heart been being tested most? Your girl, Shelley
to Prosper: is to be successful to Succeed: is to prosper Those who have studied the Bible far more than I have often say that if something is said twice, back to back, it's the equivalent of "!!!" ALL CAPS - READER PAY ATTENTION. Girl, God wants you to prosper AND succeed... in EVERYTHING! I know my prayers don't often have the tone of such confidence. Rather its more like begging and tug-of-warring Him to my side. But He is ALREADY on my side. Yours, too! So if life has you struggling and striving today, this familiar verse is here to remind you how to end that cycle and finally find God's best again. First: meditate Second: obey It's that simple. The challenge is in the application but worth every sacrifice of time, wants and hoped for's. Read any triumph in our history of the Bible and you'll discover it was preceded by KNOWING God (by his word spoken or written) and then OBEYING it. What has He spoken to you? What have you delayed in obeying? When we delay obedience we also prolong the victory it releases in our lives. Don't delay any longer. Begin, again, today. You'll soon find all that striving is overcome by success. He's just that good. Your girl, Shelley
if we were really being honest.... This goes deep. Take a moment to ponder.
Religion. The world. The middle. The grey. They will court your heart with promises of comfort in the place of your greatest weakness or pain, not to heal you, but to steal you from the only One who can. They will push you with extremes to untie the cords of truth woven in your soul setting you at odds against the One who knit you to be you. They will make lies sound like wisdom and compromise seem justifiable, then condemn you for the very darkness they pulled you into, even weaponizing the words He spoke for your good but using them against you. But it will feel like courtship. Like following your heart. Like living life once. All the while expanding the chasm so you'll hear Him less, feel Him less, until you are convinced He is the one that walked away. Paul was warning the Galatians, and it cautions us today; don't follow unless it leads to truth, and of it there is only One version. His.
True. So very true. #inHim
A few questions to ponder: 1. What does a Christ-follower look like? How do you know? Who is the example? 2. Can we expect the world, the lost, to act saved when they're.... not? Do you hold them to this standard? What standard are you held accountable to? What are the implications? 3. What's the end game? Why should your life lived COMPEL the lost to have what you have? To seek and find what you've found in Christ? Thoughts to ponder reflecting on Galatians 2:14. There's so much more for you in your relationship with Christ... go dig it out, girl!

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