I spoke to a trusted friend tonight concerning my ministry and how I see myself in God’s calling and I find myself doing something others my age did in the 70’s; I am trying to “find” myself! Back then I was much too “grounded” to think that, but here I am searching for who I really am! So I am taking what is in hand to find out. I am a daughter, mother and grandmother, three in one, who are these women? The first commandment with promise is Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother so that you’ll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you. OK, I am doing that, not just to obey a commandment, but because I want and love to take care of my parents. When I was young they saw to it I had all I needed (no, I don’t spank them) and I want them to have a good life for as long as either of us lives. I love being a mother, my kids are the greatest and I hope that I am living up to Proverbs 31:28 Her children rise up and call her blessed! Sounds good, doesn’t it? And if the law of reaping and sowing are in effect when I get old… Then there is grandmother, don’t get me started on my two, Chloe’ and Gabriel, there wouldn’t be room here to tell you all the smart things they do! The only reference in the Bible is 2 Timothy 1:5 That precious memory triggers another: your honest faith—and what a rich faith it is, handed down from your grandmother Lois to your mother Eunice, and now to you! That is wonderful! Timothy’s grandmother was responsible for his great FAITH! I want to do that for my own grandchildren! So far so good, I am happy with that, but what’s next? I have mentioned, so indulge me that I had a vision of my grandmother Mushegan and she spoke to me saying, “Speak to the people in words they can understand.” I thought it was odd as I felt I already DID that! But then I found myself in a position of not having opportunity to teach and so I started this devotional blog! I want to encourage you, speak, as Ephesians 4:12-15 No prolonged infancies among us, please. We’ll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are an easy mark for impostors. God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything. If the truth is not told in love then it comes across as your agenda to tell someone the way it is, according to you! If I have had an experience, or seen faith in action and share it with you in a way that you can use, then I have been successful! So I think I have found myself, daughter, mother, grandmother, and encourager! When I grow up I want to be an author, someone that can put wonderful words on paper (or computer screen) for people to read on a daily basis, and hey I think that is what I am doing! Is it working?
I pray blessings for you! Find yourself… you may be more than what you thought! And remember Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ, which strengthens me!
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