Purpose is a verb!
Last night at church Pastor Wayne preached about Purpose being a verb. He was talking about how not only do we have a purpose in our lives, but that we should PURPOSE to see the Will of God fulfilled in our lives. That sermon was so for me. I'm sure it wasn't SOLELY for me, but it really spoke directly into my life and where I am right now.
You know, God is so awesome. Not because of the stuff that HE does, which would be more than enough to clasify Him as AWESOME, but who He is. Wow!!!! Yesterday left me so in awe of the personal God that I have living inside of me. There was a missionary at church yesterday morning and he was talking about how God knows our names. WOW! And not just my name...don't get me wrong I am SOOO glad that He knows my name, but God knows the name of every person that I will ministry to and that will be touched at UVA-Wise and in this area. That is so pleasing and just...I don't know....AMAZING! I could go on and on here and I don't think I would ever make sense to anyone who isn't feeling what I feel right now, so I'll stop.
Here's what I've been reading on lately in the Bible. It's from 2 Corintians 6. It's most of the chapter. Here it is from the message.
" Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don't put it off, don't frustrate God's work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we're doing. Our work as God's servants gets validated--or not--in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly...in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we're beaten up, jailed, and mobbed, working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we're telling the truth, and when God's showing his power; when we're doign out best setting things right; when we're praised, and when we're blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted, ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die, immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy, living on hadouts, yet enriching many, having nothing, having it all.
Dear, dear Corinthians, I can't tell you have muych I long for you to enter theis wide-open, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. LIVE OPENLY AND EXPANSIVELY!"
Isn't that great? I mean....it's so awesome. Anyway you all should read it again in your Bibles. It's especially cool in The Message. That's the version I posted here. Well I've been working for the past 13 hours, so i'm exhausted. Goodnight my lovelies!
Tiff
You know, God is so awesome. Not because of the stuff that HE does, which would be more than enough to clasify Him as AWESOME, but who He is. Wow!!!! Yesterday left me so in awe of the personal God that I have living inside of me. There was a missionary at church yesterday morning and he was talking about how God knows our names. WOW! And not just my name...don't get me wrong I am SOOO glad that He knows my name, but God knows the name of every person that I will ministry to and that will be touched at UVA-Wise and in this area. That is so pleasing and just...I don't know....AMAZING! I could go on and on here and I don't think I would ever make sense to anyone who isn't feeling what I feel right now, so I'll stop.
Here's what I've been reading on lately in the Bible. It's from 2 Corintians 6. It's most of the chapter. Here it is from the message.
" Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don't put it off, don't frustrate God's work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we're doing. Our work as God's servants gets validated--or not--in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly...in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we're beaten up, jailed, and mobbed, working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we're telling the truth, and when God's showing his power; when we're doign out best setting things right; when we're praised, and when we're blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted, ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die, immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy, living on hadouts, yet enriching many, having nothing, having it all.
Dear, dear Corinthians, I can't tell you have muych I long for you to enter theis wide-open, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. LIVE OPENLY AND EXPANSIVELY!"
Isn't that great? I mean....it's so awesome. Anyway you all should read it again in your Bibles. It's especially cool in The Message. That's the version I posted here. Well I've been working for the past 13 hours, so i'm exhausted. Goodnight my lovelies!
Tiff