Firsts
Firsts. First step, first car, first date, first game win, first time away from home, first day of a new year, first attempt at a blog…….ever. Firsts are a kind of two-edged sword, on the one side exciting and challenging and on the other intimidating and scary. Even so, it’s important to keep experiencing firsts. They keep you growing as a person. They unlock potential and help your vision materialize. I read somewhere that after reaching 30 years old most people never attempt anything new. I determined that would not be my experience. I asked God to help me challenge myself ocassionally to try something in which I had an interest- to “go first.” What are your interests? How are you going to grow this year? What are you going to do to break out of the mundane, to overcome a fear, to unleash a God given talent inside you? Hmmmm…….firsts…..
January 1st, 2009 at 8:24 pm
First time responding, first time communicating, first time initiating relations out side my comfort zone, first time of writing it out without the ability to recant, take back, expound or verbalize my thoughts. But, thats o.k. because true Agape is making myself vulnerable, to both freind and foe, and through Agape will bring great growth, and with great growth-I will be able to fulfill the great mandate for 09′. To break out of the mundane and overcome fear, I will walk in the great power and Love of God - I shall ‘evangilize or die’ and in dying to self, His will and Love for souls will become evident in my life. Not just ministry as we think we know it to be. But a true passion for those in a hurting world and don’t know their way out. For how shall they know unless one is sent…
January 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
firsts are firsts unless the first is not first then the first, not being the true first, is the farthest from the first. Love you guys! Steven and Samantha Houser.
January 3rd, 2009 at 12:30 am
Galatians 5:25 (The Message)Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives.
When I think about many things that have been spoken from the pulpit lately, questions, that pentrate right to the core, I ask God how much “religion” is still hindering my freedom. The freedom that would cause me to evangilize? As Pastor spoke New Year’s Eve, evangalism is a selfless act, religion is a selfish act. When was the last time “I” led someone to the Lord? It’s been a long time. Am I just holding the idea in my head and the intention in my heart, or will I work this out in every detail of my life?
What is a question meant to do, provoke an answer……. make a choice…….
Mine is to obey the mandate from the Holy Ghost “2009 is the year of harvest”.
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:40 am
New year, new day. Let it not be said that we have silenced what can change the hearts of man, but have stepped up and vocalized the love of God. Let us be awake and watchful. Aware and alert and sensitive to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church today. Listen, be equipped, walk and talk it out.
Now as always be vocal with what we have been given. You snooze you lose is so applicable.
Awake from your slumber, arise and be seen that the Glory of the Lord shall be risen upon you for all men to salvation and great joy. Full of the word of God, Full of the peace of God.