RADICALLY OBEDIENT?

 Why should I bother?

Am I doing this just for me?

What is the purpose?  The purpose initially was because everyone said I should.  So I did... for a while.

My last post was six years ago.  It was about becoming a grandmother for the first time.  I now have two grandchildren.  I love being "Bubbie."

Being a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter & friend is what makes me happy.  But I'm also called to be a servant of Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus).  My enneagram is 7.  My spiritual gifts test says: teacher, encourager, intercessor, wisdom.  In this pandemic time I've felt like I've done none of the above because I've been so isolated.  So here I go again, asking God to give me the ability to share what is ministering to others via my life's experiences, even if it's only one person.

In her booklet, Is God Speaking to Me?, Lysa Terkeurst says...

"Radically obedient people no longer have to strategize or manipulate things into being."

I've settled in my heart to say yes to God, trust Him and just do it!  I write often in my private journal so why not write in my public journal?  Lysa also says that while we can't always control our circumstances, we can choose how we'll respond to them.

Hugs,

Deborah 🤓 

"What I’m getting at, friends, is that you should simply keep on doing what you’ve done from the beginning. When I was living among you, you lived in responsive obedience. Now that I’m separated from you, keep it up. Better yet, redouble your efforts. Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure."  Philippians 2: 12-13 Message version

YES LORD! YES!