So I'm sitting in my room in the middle of the night,I had an evening of nothing at all , nothing profitable, nothing of good report (as Paul would say - PHILLIPAINS4'8 ;) And so about 40 minutes ago I watched a sermon by one of my favourite Pastors, Pastor Carter Colon, and last week at Time Square Church (loooove) he preached a message called SIX WORDS THAT WILL DETERMINE YOUR ETERNITY.He looked at Matthew 25, particularly the parable of the three servants. It was such a powerful message.I realised, that I could be a success in life in so many different ways, even in the kingdom of God (externally speaking) - by that I mean , I could work in full time ministry travelling the world all of my life, but if God wanted me to be a stay-at-home-mum.I would have failed.I could work in charities and feed the homeless and visit prisons, but if God wanted me to be a sunday-school-teacher...I would have failed.I felt so desperately in my heart, in the very moment after listening to the sermon that I wanted so much to do the Will of God, because I don't want to be the man who hid his talents in the ground for fear of doing something wrong, or laziness.This has been a desire for such a long time for me, And I realise that. I also realise that it has become such a fear for me that I might make some sort-of shortfall and step out of HIS will,But,We need to be able to trust HimI also realised that today marks a year since I moved to University. And what a year its been .In a card my mum left for me for my first night away-from-home, she put a verse :Jude 1'24-25 This is one of my favourite verses.And it tells us, That God is able to keep us from stumbling, falling away from Himself and His will.I just pray that I'll have the faith to believe that and hold it as a truth in my life.
(NIV) 24 To the One who can keep you from falling and present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Do not let me Wander :
Do not let me Wander,
Do not let me stray .
Do not let me 'think to myself''-
And sail far away.
Do not let me miss the plan You kept for me,
Do not let the ground be swept from beneath my feet.
Do not let me turn my head from You ahead,
Or gaze in other pastures seemingly green.
Do not let My Spirit become gradually dead, but instead
Bring newness of life to me .
Bring a morning of mercy, an evening of grace.
A joy so deep it fills my life, a smile on my face.
Bring a life of daily purpose and intention each new day,
A Spiritual rejuvenation, one that never fades away.
'Glory to God in all of His goodness He kept me not to fall,
His Son, His World, His mercy and redemption - My God I have it all !'
I will be a witness. Bold, strong, loud and clear.
Dear Lord change my character, quench every fear.
I use my freewill now and humbly ask of You :
Dear God not my will - But what You want me to do.
By Lakechia Jeanne
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