My word for June 1st is MESSENGER
In February, Brendan Haas and his mother set up the “Soldier
for a Soldier” facebook page. He
created this page in an attempt to trade up a toy soldier for a Disney
trip. Through a series of trades
Brendan got the trip, it is what he did next that was amazing. Instead of Brendan taking the trip he
placed names of soldiers families in a hat and drew a family name. On Memorial Day 2-year-old Liberty Hope
Steele’s name was pulled out of the hat.
Liberty is the daughter of US Army Lt. Timothy Steele, 25, who was
killed last August in Afghanistan.
This morning Brendan was interviewed on GMA. ABC, which parent company is Walt Disney, gave Brendan a
trip to Disney World for him and his family. As you would guess, Brendan said he couldn’t accept. Robin Roberts told him the trip as
transferable and he could give it away.
So another family will benefit from this young mans generosity,
sacrifice and thoughtfulness.
While being interviewed Brendan said that he felt he was a messenger
of God. We are all messengers of
God. I love the sign outside our
church, “Welcome to the mission field”.
We are all connected to God and every move we make is linked to
him. To be a messenger of God you
must understand your role as messenger. First you have to know God and feel His presence
within you. His spirit must live
in your heart. You can’t give away
something you don’t have. You must
follow Jesus first and let Him build you into the person He wants you to
be. God will prepare you for the “messenger” job if you let Him. Next you have to be genuine and full of
passion. Others will know if you
are truly a caring person. They
will also know when you are passionate in the message you are spreading. When the Lord
has prepared you with the first two steps he will then lead you to those who
need the word of the Lord. Be open
to those that He puts in your path.
You may not understand who it is, but it isn’t for you to figure
out. You may not even realize at
the time that you have reached someone that God has placed in your presence.
What God is saying to you He wants to speak through you. When being a messenger the words that
are needed to hear will flow from your mouth. You don’t have to work at it or worry about it. God will give the words to you. Your words will work magic.
Go out into the mission field and let God use you. You may be the miracle that someone is
praying for. You may bring hope to
someone that needs it. Whether the
situation you encounter is accidental or intentional, as long as we are working
for God everyone will make a profit. Begin today, be a messenger, head out into the mission
field.
Ask God to speak through you and give you words that are “spirit and
life” (John 6:63).
Dear Lord we want to go into the mission field for You. We know that we have to spend time with
You and Your word to be your messenger. Lead us in the direction You want us to travel to give hope
and help to others. Help us to
follow through with Your plan, keeping you alive in our hearts and sharing our
hearts with others. During our
journey of 2012 guide us to our mission field and continue to instruct us in
being Your messenger.
Continued reading great story: http://www.thelittlehousethatgrew.com/2011/07/on-being-gods-messenger.html
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