The people I admire most are the ones who do not give in to the stuff of life, but live courageously moment by moment for Christ. These are the individuals who understand why they're put on earth, living purposefully in the moment. As I'm writing this, I'm thinking of many people, young and old, who've walked through my life, with the simple mission to love and to serve. One individual, Chuck, a pastor by title, a true healer of souls, has used his gift of listening with compassion rather than condemnation to change the world. I know, because even though he lives several states away and is technically retired, he continues to listen to me, encouraging me to do things that require faith, reminding me not to become complacent or comfortable, to live purposefully for Christ.
The thing is . . . I've wasted days of my life . . . doing things that really don't matter. Wasting time comes from a lack of living fully in faith, engaging with God moment by moment.
But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20: 26-28, NLT).
Begin each day by asking God what to do and where to go.
Intentionally love and serve others as Christ demonstrated.
Change the world.
Learning to Kickstart the day to live a life that matters,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
The thing is . . . I've wasted days of my life . . . doing things that really don't matter. Wasting time comes from a lack of living fully in faith, engaging with God moment by moment.
There's so much more God has planned in a day than for us to just live it.Consider the words of Jesus:
But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20: 26-28, NLT).
Christ came to love and to serve. And, through love and service, Christ changed the world forever. To be a servant is to live a life that matters. It requires looking at the day differently than most of the world does, to see God has purposefully marked each day of our life with the opportunity to love and to serve. When we're faithful with the time God gives us through love and service, we can be certain we're living a life that matters.Refuse to just live. Live a life that matters.
Begin each day by asking God what to do and where to go.
Intentionally love and serve others as Christ demonstrated.
Change the world.
Learning to Kickstart the day to live a life that matters,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)