SOMEONE ELSE

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Ok.

Take out your "list" for today. Go ahead I will wait.

Let’s have a look.

· Wake up

· Hit snooze

· Wake up again

· Get ready

· Mad dash to work

· Work, work, work…

· Mad dash home

· Eat

· Indulge in “bad TV”…J or do a thousand errands…

· Collapse into the bed

I’m going to wager that little list pales in comparison to a real day for you. I bet it nowhere near depicts how nutty YOUR day really is.

But I will also wager that regardless of the size and scope of that "list", your day is primarily focused on YOU.

Things YOU need to do; stuff that will help YOU out. Things YOU like to do.

And there is nothing wrong with that at all. All I am doing today is asking you to do is put one more thing on the list.

I know, yell and scream, tell me you don’t have time, pout, cross your arms, try to refuse. Put this little “extra" on the list.

· Something for someone else.

That’s it.

· Something for someone else.

Philippians 2:3-4

…Think of other people as more important than yourself. Do not always be thinking about your own plans only.

Come on.

Set aside YOUR plans for a second. Put down YOUR agenda. Look around. Could somebody use a blessing today? Could someone use a good word, a comforting phone call, or maybe a “thinking of you text”? Maybe the family down the street could use a home cooked meal. Perhaps that co-worker who sits at her desk everyday at lunch might want to go out today.

Put “yourself” on the back burner if even for just a 30 second text.

You’ll be blessed.

And don’t take my word for it. Take HIS.

1 Peter 3:9

…bless—that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing.

Have a blessed day.

I love you all.

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney