Being a born again Christian, I am called to be a witness for Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Being a witness is testifying that you believe on Him and that He leads your life.\u00a0 If I have already lost some of you, I understand, but this is who I am and I must be truthful about my beliefs.<\/p>\n
I have not always been a good witness, I am ashamed to admit.\u00a0 I know there have been times people didn’t even know I was a believer because of my actions.\u00a0 I am sorry for that.\u00a0 Losing your witness is the worst thing that could happen to a Christian.<\/p>\n
Through some tough circumstances and a realization that I cannot make it through this life without Jesus, I have recommitted my life to Him.\u00a0 I try every single day to live my life as if it were my last day and that I will be coming face to face with Jesus.\u00a0 How will He judge me?\u00a0 I know He will be righteous, but if I got what I deserve, I would not be spending eternity in heaven.\u00a0 Jesus took what I deserve on the cross so that I wouldn’t have to.\u00a0 I should never, ever forget that and never stop being thankful for that.\u00a0 To think that our God loved us enough that He sent His only Son to take our sins upon himself so that we might be saved.\u00a0 The only thing God asks of us is that we accept His son for doing that.\u00a0 How easy is that?\u00a0 But people think they have to do all kinds of good things to get into heaven.\u00a0 Good things are not what God is looking for(not that good things are bad or that God doesn’t want us to be good.)\u00a0 What God is looking for is repentance of our sins, an acceptance of His son and a life lived for Him.<\/p>\n
Every day I ask God to make me a good witness and a blessing to others.\u00a0 I ask him how I could witness for Him and He always gives me an answer.\u00a0 One day he grabbed me by the nape of my neck and took me to a Sunday school classroom in our church and said, “See, you are needed in this classroom to teach these little children about me.”\u00a0 Okay, He didn’t literally do that, but at the time it seemed like it as I was not thinking about being a Sunday school teacher again as I had done it for decades and was taking a break.\u00a0 There are no breaks with God when you are following Him.\u00a0\u00a0 Now I enjoy the little children so much and love each Sunday I am with them and I pray I am teaching them about the love of Jesus through my words and actions.<\/p>\n
God sent me a clear sign this past week to be a witness.\u00a0 I was asked to mentor a high school senior girl who wanted to make quilts for the Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis.\u00a0 I was not even thinking about it, but I had been asking God what I could do to serve Him.\u00a0 Next think I knew, someone telephoned me and I was teaching a young girl how to sew and make quilts for children in the hospital.\u00a0 Then I started making quilts\u00a0 for them, too, \u00a0and got all enthused about it.\u00a0 God amazes me sometimes in how He can get things done if we just ask Him for advice and listen to Him.<\/p>\n
God has a plan for all of us if we just ask Him and listen.\u00a0 You will know if God has called you.\u00a0 Don’t be fooled into thinking if someone asks you to do something and you don’t feel called to do it, that you should go ahead and do it.\u00a0 I did that one year. I was asked repeatedly to teach a class.\u00a0 I didn’t feel called to do it, but begrudgingly agreed.\u00a0 It was the worst year of my life.\u00a0 I did not look forward to one Sunday in that class. I know the children were not witnessed to as I should have done.\u00a0 Someone else who felt called would have been a better teacher than I was that year. I regret that year and learned a lesson very clearly from God.\u00a0\u00a0 Man does not decide what your calling is. God does.\u00a0\u00a0You have to ask Him, though, and be open to what He tells you.<\/p>\n
Another calling I have had is helping start and keep a women’s Bible study.\u00a0 David and I felt called to purchase the DVDs for the classes and I have taught a few and other ladies have taught and we formed a bond in our group and learned so much about the Bible.\u00a0 I am having a Beth Moore Bible conference simulcast in our home in a couple of weeks with several friends from church.\u00a0 I feel like God is going to bless it and I can’t wait.<\/p>\n
If you are a Christian and have not found your calling yet,\u00a0 seek God’s advice and counsel.\u00a0 He will gently, or in my case, not so gently lead you into what you should be doing.\u00a0 Perhaps you are good at writing.\u00a0 You could write the shut-ins of your church.\u00a0 Maybe you like to visit people.\u00a0 There are a lot of lonely people who would love to have you come to see them.\u00a0 Bring cookies and they will really love to see you!\u00a0 Maybe some family you know needs a babysitter so that the parents can get a break once in a while.\u00a0 David and\u00a0I sit on our porch and wave at people.\u00a0 I wonder how many of those people get a smile out of it.\u00a0\u00a0 Little things can mean a lot.\u00a0 You never know who you are witnessing to.\u00a0 A looooong time ago, when I was a teen-ager, I had a Sunday school teacher tell us that someone is always watching us and seeing what we do.\u00a0 It’s true.\u00a0 No matter what you do, someone is watching.\u00a0 If you do something good or nice, they will notice. If you are mean and hateful, they will notice too.\u00a0 I don’t ever want anyone to ever see me mean and spiteful ever again in my life.<\/p>\n
What is your calling?\u00a0 Is it important to you?\u00a0 Do you believe you have one?\u00a0 Everyone does, you know.\u00a0 Some are just closed minded about it and don’t want to see.<\/p>\n
Be a blessing to someone today.\u00a0 Bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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