Has anyone seen my driveway? I seem to have misplaced it under about a foot of snow. I love snow, don't get me wrong, but wouldn't it be great if it only snowed on our yards and not in the road? (Only my shoveling-addicted mother will disagree with that statement). Speaking of snow, or lack there of...
At the retreat I was given a challenge to share more about my spiritual walk; to open up about things I do that I don't always make public knowledge. I believe strongly that we are to follow Christ's teaching to do much good in secret and stick to the "not letting your right hand know what your left hand is doing" strategy as much as possible, (Mat 6), to keep my motives pure and ego-inflation rate at an acceptable level. (Then again, my ego's gravitational pull keeps the world in orbit, so really you should thank me for being this awesome.) But I also realize the power of example, of hearing and seeing what real, tangible actions are being achieved by people we know. There's tremendous inspiration that can come from that, and so for the next month, I'm going to share a few things I do to stay strong in my walk. These won't be huge, mind blowing things, but instead very simple, practical choices we can all make, and ones God has moved powerfully through in my life.
I don't want to just tell about them, though, I want to challenge you do do the same. For each week there will be a different challenge, and it would be inspiring to hear about how you're doing with it. I want to know about your FEATS OF FEBRUARY. In fact, you could take that a step further and post it here to encourage and inspire your brothers and sisters. (Yes, that's a shameless plug for my site, but don't blame me, I have a huge ego and stuff like that is to be expected.)
This week's challenge is two fold. First, pray through the entire Church Phone book, one person at time. (Not by family, or group, but by individual people) And for each person, don't pray a generic prayer, pray for specific needs/struggles/goals/strengths in their life. You will undoubtedly come across a person or two who you don't know much about, or anything current enough to pray hard for; that's where part two comes in. Don't just pass this person up or skimp on them in your prayers, seek them out and ask them for specific things to pray about. It will be great for your relationships, and for uplifting your brethren.
I will warn you, this is not really a challenge you can do in one day if you're praying deeply for each person. (Especially since you may have to contact some of them before you can pray) I found doing a column a day worked well, but I'd love to hear what's working for you. May God grant you a great prayer life this week, may He bless our petitions for our brothers and sisters, and I thank you in advance for any prayers offered up for me.
1 CORINTHIANS 12:25-27 - NIV (Click to read)
THINGS TO NOTE: Family Group Bible Talks // Valentine Date
THIS WEEK:
Monday - liked the Super Bowl and thinks we should have it more often
Tuesday- Continue to be in prayer for the Young's and their family, and thanks a ton for everyone's support
Wednesday – Family Group Bible Talk - We will be meeting at the Franklyn Park Mall at 7:00 in the food court by the fire place to reach out - Be praying for open people
Thursday – Keep praying through those books!
Friday- Normal 7:30 Bible Talk at Biggby's
Saturday – Valentine Date.
Sunday - Normal 10:00 Sunday Service at the MSC
Brett "Your ego thinks my ego is magnificent and mine agrees" Hibbler
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