A God Sized Goal

Good morning!  It is the day before Thanksgiving and I have been up pondering and meditating on all the Lord's blessings.  Do you ever question why you were born in this country, at this time in history?  We are so blessed to be living here in the United States!  No matter what political party you support, no matter what candidate you voted for, no matter what the media tells us about the economy and the bad news all around - we still live in a country where we are free to worship God and tell people about Him without fear of being put in prison or losing our lives.  Most of us in this country still have many choices.  We can choose where we will live, what church we will attend.  We choose what foods to buy, what clothes to wear, where we will go on vacation and where we will spend our money.  Not everyone in the world has these choices.

 

I recently watched a dvd entitled, "How to Be Rich" by Andy Stanley.  No, it's not a sermon on obtaining wealth.  It is a straight talk to Americans who have so much compared to the rest of the world.  Because of this great blessing comes great responsibility.  We have the opportunity to bless the poor and needy with our great blessing that God has so richly given. 

 

In 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 it says, "Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.  You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion."  Notice the last sentence.  We are made rich in order to be generous!

 

This Thanksgiving stop to think of all you have.  Remember the blessings.  Write them down and stick them somewhere prominent so that you won't forget!  And do something for someone.  Look into ways you can serve in the community or the world. 

 

Yesterday there were three large boxes full of 100 books at my door.  The Lord has put another goal on my heart for December - to sell 100 The Secret of Sadie Sequoia books which will provide close to 4 months of food for the food pantry down in Mexico.  Won't you help?  Please consider buying one or more books for a loved one for Christmas.  It's a gift that you can give that will bless a child here and many children down in Tijuana!

 

 

May God bless us as we grow in gratefulness!