Sticking with the “One Thing”

Years ago, as God began to call me toward a life of ministry, at one point I was praising him in song….I stopped and spoke out of the joy in my heart, “Surely God has created the beauty of this world for his glory and my delight!” In that very moment, he spoke clearly in my spirit and said, “Tell others.” It was the first time I’d heard God speak so clearly. I was surprised and wondered what I was to tell, how I was to tell it, and to whom I was to speak. That was 19…97. It would be a few more years and several interim course changes before the way became clear. Today I know what I am to tell, how I am to tell it, to whom I am to speak and I strive to be faithful to that each and every day. When I get sidetracked attempting to do things or desiring things that are not part of God’s will for my life and ministry, I find myself pulled out of the peace and joy that defines my relationship with Christ. Today, I know that I know that I am where God desires and doing what God wills. It is a small thing compared to the ministry of many others. It is often filled with disappointment and heartache and when those times come, God says to me again, “If this is too hard you don’t have to do it.” But the joy of the moment when a new disciple begins to walk in the footsteps of Jesus on her own, I know that God has a plan for each life he brings my way. And each one will respond to God in her own way, though not always in the way for which I hope. God is still God. He is Good, he is Sovereign, and he loves each of us personally and unconditionally. I tell others that over and over again in lots of different ways. Today, know that God is Good, he is Sovereign, and he loves you personally and unconditionally. Jesus is the proof of all of those things. Merry Christmas