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Kingdom building

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Recently, I sat down and meditated on the last time I won someone over to Jesus. My parents and I had a serious conversation about the role of the church. So often, we receive the Word in church and do nothing about it. But it is time for us to take what we learn outside of the four walls of the church. People are dying. Their soul is at stake and it is the church’s responsibility to wheel people in.

In these last and evil days, our focus should be on kingdom building. Together, we must work to grow (multiply) God’s family. In the beginning, God commanded us to be fruitful and multiply. – Genesis 1:22 Jesus is our avenue for bearing fruit because He is the true Vine. When we recognize the Lord as our source, then our gifts and talents will enable us to bear the necessary fruit. Our gifts will plant seed in the hearts of others and empower them to bear fruit. And the cycle will continue… When God commissioned us to multiply, He wasn’t just referring to increasing the world’s population count. With more people, come more problems (ex: limitation on nonrenewable resources, space constraints, shortage of food and etc.). I believe the multiplication had a lot to do with the “new earth’s” population count. When God creates the new earth, He looks forward to having many, many sons and daughters inhabiting this eternal place. – Revelations 21:1 And He has elected us to help Him get there!

As you make plans to fulfill God’s purpose for your life, determine if your work will have an impact on the kingdom of God – numerically. Even if you are called to work for a company, ask God to bring dying people across your path so that you may minister the Word of the Lord to them. People do not realize that they are in desperate need of a Savior and it will take God’s true sons and daughters to show them the way.

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Keep striving and believing

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

It is said that you should treat your purpose like an addiction. Give it all your time and energy. However, do not neglect God in the process. I stay up to the wee hours of the night writing and creating but it can be overwhelming at times. Sometimes the destiny you are pursuing seems hopeless and futile. It appears all of your work amounts to nothing. My encouragement to you is to keep striving and believing.

Successful people have a few things in common. They are diligent, determined, and hopeful. People of God should know more about this than the people of the world. The Bible clearly tells us the key to riches is diligence. – Proverbs 10:4 The Bible also says that the key to victory involves exercising our faith. – 1 John 5:4 Faith is easy to talk about but actually walking through it is tough. I believe God brings us to a place of stagnancy just to surprise us. Remember we are the bride of Christ and He is always thinking of spontaneous ways to maintain the spark between us and Him.

When the Lord finally brings us to our destination, we are astonished at what He has in store. We say to ourselves, “Lord, you did this for me? You are too much!” It pleases God to please you. The benefit of the whole scenario is it deepens your relationship with the Lord. Your eyes are stretched wide regarding God’s capabilities which enables you to trust Him more the next time around.

Do not become disheartened when things do not pan out in accordance to your liking. God is strategically planning a future for you and every obstacle you undergo is preparing you for what lies ahead.

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Do it quickly!

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

My son recently shared with me that he admired the go-getter in me. He said, “One thing I know for sure mom is if you say that you are going to do something, then you do it.” He told me that he could see me going far in life all because I take action on my ideas and not just sit on them. One day, he said, I will hit the mark! His words were so encouraging to me. God will use whomever He will to uplift our spirits!

My encouragement to you is to stop dreaming, hoping, and wishing. If you are not walking out the plan of your dreams, then develop action steps to move closer toward that direction. Many of times, the dream that you meditate on the longest is the one which God has given you. Just step out and start walking out God’s plan for your life. Do not wait until you reach 80 years old and say, “I wish I had of done ___.” Do it now because time is dwindling. When the Lord returns, do you want Him to tell you how proud He is of the works you performed on earth? If so, then get busy my friend!

You may sense great passion in my writing but it is simply because I care about you and your future. My prayer for you is that you take advantage of all that God has for you. John 9:4 (NLT) says, “We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work.” God is a God of action and he desires for His people to be action oriented as well. If God has placed a specific task upon your heart, then do it “quickly” because there will come a day when you will not have the opportunity.

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