Tomorrow I am leaving to go to Nassau for 8 days on a mission trip. Pray for me!
obedience… June 4, 2008
In my quiet time I have been reading through Acts and I came across 2 passages today that hit me hard…
First I was reading in Acts 7 about Stephen the martyr and I was challenged beyond belief. Stephen’s last words before he died were: “Lord do not charge them with this sin” (verse 60). These words are very similar to Jesus’ last words on the cross. As Stephen was being stoned by supposed leaders he was praying for their forgiveness. This was a man who got it! I look at myself and realize that I am nowhere near that in my life…
In Acts 9 I was reading of Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus. A part I tend to skip over a lot is the next part of the story…Ananias’ obedience to God. First off when God called to him, his response was “Here I am Lord”, to be quite honest that is not my response when I hear God calling my name but it should be, because I am His vessel, His servant, not my own! God tells Ananias that he is supposed to go to Saul and lay hands on him (in case you didn’t remember this is the Saul that was persecuting Christians)…Ananias gives a “but” answer and God replies with this: “Go for he is a chosen vessel of Min to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel” (verse 15)…Ananias obeys and look what happens- we get Paul! I started thinking about how significant Ananias’ obedience was and what that meant for Christianity…had he disobeyed many people would have never heard much less know God’s word! How many times do we give God the “but” answer or the “I don’t have time answer”? What have we missed because of this?
God and law school… June 1, 2008
God has been so faithful lately. These past few years I have been struggling with what to do when I graduate next May. Law school was always in the mix but I never felt completely confident that it was the right path. However lately God has been making it more evident that it is what I am supposed to do. Even better than that God has been making it my heart’s desire to completely glorify Him in doing that. There is something so peaceful and exciting at the same time about that and I am so thankful that I know I am doing what He has called me to do!
~Love y’all!
