Saturday, January 23, 2010

Impact or Distract?

Impact or Distract? Its up to you is what I like to say.

In my study time I was reading in Romans 12.  This is an awesome chapter that shows us a little bit how to impact others.  There are so many good things just this chapter is full of.

Sometimes I think that we wonder around searching for our purpose in Christ and if we are doing what he has specifically designed us to do.  I feel that by God giving us the power of choice is interesting to not forget.  Sometimes we think we are doing what we are suppose to do only to find us questioning if it is the right way to go.  I feel that we can be an impact to others no matter where we are at.  If any church wants to impact the heart of the city then we need to take the church to the heart of the city.  Not by necessarily going to the least desirable areas although that is a tool.  But by each member going out and be a living church.  Yes we are all human and we are all sinners but just because we are all sinners dosent give us a ticket sin.  That kinda thinking already sets us up to be failures or in my terms distractors not Impactors.

If we want to Impact we got have been impacted.  We have to have a real life on going nurturing relationship with the one who really does the impacting.  How do we know how to impact if we have never been impacted?  Going to church is not going impact anything unless we are in the word and it is living in us.

Not matter what chapter we read or verse from the bible it will bring impacting results, it will show us how to impact and also take us closer to God.  Sometimes I feel that even those in church feel that if u read your bible or speak life impacting words on a consistent basis that u r some kind of Jesus Freak in a negative way.  But frankly my dear I well I really dont care what anyone thinks about me because that will hinder my ability to be a vessel of Impact to someone else.

Whether its kind words, verbal affirmations, physical gestures, helping out someone in need, cleaning toilets, handling babies, teaching little kids, dancing, miming, or going to our regular job and being a light to the dark world.  Thats how we impact.  Being a sold out vessel willing to do and go where ever, to whoever, or just be the up lifter to those around u, it how to impact.

Impact or Distract?

What will u do or be?  Impacting vessel or a distracting vessel,  Its your choice the ball is in your court.
Lets impact others for the sake of Knowing where we came from and where he brought us out of!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Start Living!

The last couple of months I have been a complete and utter mess.  Things just piling up and finally the ability to release what I have been holding up inside me for a long time was able to come to the surface and I was able to let go of it.  I have the, "lets get it done" attitude, which if I see something needed to be done I do it.  I hate to see things especially in the church that need to be done and it doesnt happen.  This can lead me into very interesting places where I end up carrying loads that aren't mine to carry and burdens that I didn't ask for.  So in turn I have to drop all those burdens and not pick them so I can be effective at handling my own burdens and own responsibilities. 

So with dropping all those extra weights and loads, my heart is ten times lighter and now I can focus on my destiny and what God has for me.  As I sit and look at the sun rise I cant help but to feel hope and peace.  The beauty of the Lord is amazing and in his beauty his spirit abounds and it gives hope.

I have been pondering what to write on my next blog and this is what came to me as I read various verses and chapters this morning.

 "...Every living thing that moves where the rivers go, will live...   they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes" Ezekiel 47:9

So spiritually if we gives our hearts, minds, souls, everything we have to God spiritually and let the river flow through us, we will live like never before and "they" I feel meaning us and others we are around will be healed and will live.


Do you want to truly start living and feeling freedom in know that you are flowing in his river. That doesnt mean he will move you physically, more times it means that he wants to move you spiritually so you can be more effective where you are at physically.  We tend to do want we want and not what he wants to do through us.  We listen to too much yappers than to him, we stop the river flowing by speaking, doubting, mocking, hating, bitterness, lust, etc, etc.  We stop the flow because we are not flowing spiritually in his river, we have set anchors to purposely stand still and not follow where he is taking us, Or we have carried so many burdens and troubles that we have literally sunk to the bottom.  Loose those anchors and weights and let God be your guiding in your hearts, minds, and souls.


Start living and dive into the waters and let it take you to the place of healing so that you can start truley living!!