Jesus' Spirit that is in me.
Jesus speaks through Parables. The same God speaks to me through Parables. These Parables about other people. I believe that the same Spirit that is in Jesus is the same Spirit that is in me. I'm beginning to realise that all that Jesus did I am able to do, not because of me but because of the same Spirit that is in Jesus is also me.
"Date time" with God
My devotional time is like my “date time” with God! So let's be creative and interesting with our devotional time with God. Don't let it fall into rountinity!
Ka-BOOM!
In today’s worship prayer time I learnt that it is not just a one-way communication, where we give God a “shopping list of our requests” but it is about Him speaking to us about ourselves and other people. So next time we pray don’t just pray with an open heart and open mouth but also come with open ears and a receiving heart - to be changed and to change for others.
We all love 'Takeaways' right?!
So I'm beginning to understand that everytime I finish class and reflect on the lessons of day, God speaks revelation into my heart.
Well from now on I will take what God says into my heart and translate it into 'Takeaway' statements or reflections for you and I to meditate on together.
So today's 'Takeaway' is: God is as interested about our 'own' church, what is going on the inside of us, how is our relationship with God, as He is about the local and global church. If our 'individual' church is growing, all our other 'individual' churches are growing then there will be impact and change when all these 'individual' churches come together on a local and global scale, in terms of fulfilling God's purpose. So how is our 'individual' church going?
More randomz.
1. Yesterday at work a customer had come into my shop. She asked me what I was studying. I said: Pastoral Leadership. She said: "oh you're studying to become a farmer?" I laughed inside! In hindsight I guess you could say I'm training to be a 'farmer.' A farmer who is shepharding His 'cattle' back to Him!
2. I came home from today's Personal leadership reflecting on what's been happening in my life the past few days (stress at work) and my current state of studying and being in ministry. I love these moments. Most of them consist of me sitting on the bus on my way to or from somewhere (that's why I love catching buses-alone time to reflect). And today after class on the bus my way home as I was reflecting, and this was the outcome: People always ask me or say "you always seem to be so SURE of yourself. You're so SURE that you want to be in the ministry, hence your enrolment into College." My response: "I'm not SURE of MYself. I have never been SURE of MYself. But I am SURE of the ONE who called me. Because it has never been about me but rather about the ONE who called me!" It was like God putting that reflection in my heart in order to pose this question for others: Who are you SURE of? And what or who is your life reflecting?
3. I was going over my Personal Leadership class from today in my mind and the Holy Spirit put this into my heart: Our lives are a tool used to bring God's Word into reality. So when our leaders teach from their own lives don't judge them. They've decided to life their lives as a testament to God's Word. The fact that we place so much emphasis, criticism on them says so much(?)or so little(?)about our own relationship with God&our outworking of God's purpose in us. I think we as the "masses" can easily judge people in position or leadership but we don't easily want to be held accountable for our own relationship with God.
Just thought I'd share these thoughts with you!
