LET HIM

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)

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

Excerpts from Colossians 3 (MSG)

So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective....dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. 

Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. 

None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. 

Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense... 

Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.

GOOD practical counsel for today don’t you think?

Pursue today in a CHRIST-LIKE manner!

Be compassionate, kind, humble and disciplined. 

Don’t let anger or a short-temper derail the day! 

Embrace a forgiving spirit, a loving temperament. 

Allow PEACE to dictate rather than chaos.

Take a back seat to lift others to the forefront.

Yet what I love most about this little instruction from Paul is his encouragement to LET THE WORD, GOD’s WORD be the guide! 

Give it ROOM he says.

And that is not just in your intellect as you make decisions but in your heart as you deal with those "feeling" matters as well!

I know I will need to give IT plenty of room today as the calendar is jammed with some very diverse audiences, agendas, and tasks all of which are well beyond MY ability to navigate.  So, I am glad to acquiesce to Him and let the WORD to do the talking for me today.

As I wrap this up today, one last takeaway is that last line…

Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, THANKING God the Father every step of the way.

Have you thanked Him yet?

Seems like the place to start!

For:

“When we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life (CHRIST), it will be possible to remain flexible without being relativistic, convinced without being rigid, willing to confront without being offensive, gentle and forgiving without being soft, and true witnesses without being manipulative.”

Henri J.M. Nouwen

 

I love you all.

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