I spoke in one of my previous posts about how I wanted to do more for God and that as soon as I committed that to Him, He opened a door for me to preach at our youth-lead service. Well the service went really well. We had a youth choir and some special items and they all went so well. I am so proud of our youth for stepping out of their comfort zones and allowing themselves to be used. I can really tell that something big is going to happen soon in our youth. We are so close to a revival, I can feel it. It's like when you are down the coast and you're not at the beach but you're nearby and even though you can't see it, you know that the ocean is there because the air feels different to the city and you can smell the salt water and hear the crashing waves. That is how I am feeling about our youth right now. Something big is very close by!
So preaching... Well! What can I say? I have never really done it before except a few months ago on my AYM, but after Sunday I just feel like I belong in the pulpit! But I know that for now, I just have to put my absolute all into Sunday School, because that is where I am needed most. I love Sunday School with all my heart. It is so great, so I am more than happy to give it my everything.
Well, meetings are being held a lot more frequently because now it is only 4 weeks and 5 days until our second anual youth concert! I was so priviliedged to be elected concert coordinator this year and boy am I busy! There is so much organising to do, but luckily I have the most wonderfully dedicated committee to keep me going. I am so blessed by them because they are all so hard working.
My week this week is looking so busy, because not only do I have a lot of youth concert things and uni work to do, but I also got a new job! Praise the Lord!! I am so completely happy! It's at a little French-inspired boutique frock shop! It is so cute, and so very, very me! I know that I am very blessed to have this job because I know a lot of other people were hoping for it. I just went in to hand in a resume because I saw a little sign in the window, and I walked out with a job interview. So after my interview I felt like I had done really well and she said she would call me, and sure enough she called me in the afternoon and not only offerred me the job, but she asked if I could start the very next day! So now, Monday morning, I am all ready for me second shift later today. Praise God!
Okay, well I think I have spoken enough about me, and now it's time to talk about God. Well I just cannot believe the thing that He does for me and reveals to me. Every time I study the Word I get something new. Lately I have been studying Jeremiah and I have gotten so much out of it already. At the beginning of Jeremiah, in the very first chapter it says "the words of Jeremiah". It doesn't say anything about his actions, or his ministry, but the thing that is remembered first and foremost are his words. Words have so much power! The Lord touched Jeremiah's mouth, not his hands or his feet. He touched his mouth because he was ordained to SPEAK. God put His own words in Jeremiah's mouth because His words would not tear down, destroy or kill. God wants us to speak words of life into our lives and into the lives of other people. The wise words of Jimmy Needham in his song Speak states;
We mostly keep to ourselves 'round here
No sense rockin' the boat 'round here
We watch you dance into hell 'round here
It's time we speak His mind 'round here
Oh, so open your mouth, open it wide
Quit singing songs for a minute tonight
You can love with your hands, you can love with your deeds
How will they know if they know if we don't even speak?
No sense rockin' the boat 'round here
We watch you dance into hell 'round here
It's time we speak His mind 'round here
Oh, so open your mouth, open it wide
Quit singing songs for a minute tonight
You can love with your hands, you can love with your deeds
How will they know if they know if we don't even speak?
How are people going to know Jesus if we don't tell them? God has not only called us, but He has commanded us to speak! We can love people with our hands and out deeds, but they are never going to know the truth unless we open our mouths and speak to them! We need to let go of the fear that is holding us back and just start speaking words of life! When God calls us to speak to people about Him, He does not want us to preach at them and to judge them or to look down on them. He wants us to take ourselves off our pedestals and to get down to their level and to just love them. He wants us to love them for who they are right here and right now. It's all about love!
I just want to encourage you all to start speaking life into every situation that comes against you. Rather than thinking about how big your problem may be, start thinking about how big our God is, and all of your problems will just start to wither away. Put God first in your day, and everything will fall into place! Don't look down on people, but get down to their level, look into their eyes, and rather than profiling them, pray for them, speak to them, and most importantly, love them.
Thanks for reading everyone!
Stay Blessed!
-Brooke ox
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