There are many things that I hold near and dear to my heart. One of those is the calling from God to serve others, especially those who struggle with poverty. The back2school outreach is now in it’s 11th year, and that makes me see once again the good that our God can do.
Yesterday while talking with some friends this became even clearer. Pursuing your dreams is a big deal. The things essential to that deal are important.
Isaiah 32:8 NLT
'But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.'
For me being generous is one of those things that is non negotiable. We have to be generous in order to serve others. Be generous with your time, your resources and with your heart.
Isaiah 30:15 NLT
'This is what the Sovereign Lord , the Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it.'
Hear is a promise in the middle of doing what God called you to do, as in what God called me and our church to do. Often it is in the stillness where God speaks the loudest. It is when we get quiet that our confidence will sail even higher.
Strength is needed. Confidence is a must. Returning to God is a must, but notice that when you and I return to Him that there is immediate rest. I want that rest. There we will find the quiet and stillness where God speaks as well as confidence to live out and do what God has called us to do.
Isaiah 32:3 NLT
'Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.'
Jesus said something similar many times. He who has ears to hear, let them hear. He who has eyes to see, let them see. It is truth that holds us close to God. It is God that desires time with us that makes us even more capable to to do what we are called to do.
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