A warm cup of Humility...

As I write this I am alone in my room sipping a cup of hot coffee viewing the daily verse... and it is James 4:10, "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up." How amazing is that?! Humble yourself in front of God, be humble. He's not going to crush you under His foot, He'll lift you up! The Message puts it this way, "Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet." Get down on your knees humble yourself in his presence and He will exalt you. Amazing! I'm game for graveling at the feet of the creator of the universe! How about you?

Humility is described by Merriam-Webster as, 1 : not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
2 : reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission.

Submit yourself to God. Wholly and devoted a living sacrifice. When we submit to God the devil flees, and only then can we truly serve the Lord.

Challenge: Submit yourself to God today, see if there is an area you are holding back and take that area of your life and lay it on the altar. Give it to God, and watch the enemy flee! :) GO...SERVE.

The White Door

This morning after finishing my Bible study at the local coffee shop I past through a large white door, into the "Land of Narnia". Or perhaps not. ;)

The door to outside was covered in rather solid layers of frost and snow. As I am writing this the temperature is still currently -18 F. As I past through this frost ridden door however, I realized that God needs me to walk out that door and serve Him. As I pen this, my thoughts are being molded more and more. The Lord who has called me is faithful and He will finish the work He began in me. He has called me to be His servant and His ambassador. It doesn't matter if its warm or cold, rain or snowy. If I know what I am suppose to be doing that's possibly a plus. If not God knows what's in store and all I need to do is trust. He will make everything beautiful in His time. If I don't know what is on the other side of that door, fine. I don't need to. God is going to work His work in me all I need to do is obey by faith and walk through that door...