I feel so very good about my decision on starting to put Gods love in me into action around me. I have decided that, this week, I will start by going the extra mile. I live in a Christian college community and in such places, Christian or not, there are always outsiders, outcasts who are not really included and a part of the fellowship. A few because they don't want to be, but most because they are not quite as the norm. I want to focus on including the ones, that are outsiders. I believe that I will be blessed myself in doing this, I think I will discover beautiful potential, intelligent and amazing people hidden in those outcasts that no one really ever pays any attention. And haven't most of us tried to be the one not quite included, the one that felt a little bit outside???
I know I have, and in those situations i would have loved if anyone had gone the extra mile, to help me feel included in the fellowship.
I have asked God to put people on my heart, that he can love through me, and he has already put someone in my heart. I will start by focusing on what I can do for this person, how I can encourage, lift up and be a blessing.
I am hoping that my actions can quietly start a chainreaction.
This morning I read the Bible, The letter of James, which talks about our faith being put into action.
James 1, 22-25:
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
These verses really spoke to me, I am so tired of hearing the word and talking about what to do, but not doing it. In a way I feel spiritually fat, I hear all these great sermons about how to be a good Christian, I receive a lot of blessings, but do I let the blessings flow through me, or am I llike a resevoir that just stores up Gods love and blessings??
I feel like its time for me to go and be a blessing, let the stream of God flow through me:)
Anyone who's full like me, that wants to join me in putting our faith into action, and actually be a blessing to someone?????
