Daily and Weekly Christian Inspiration
Be a blessing to someone today by sowing a seed of appreciation, encouragement or kindness into their lives. Send a handwritten note or card, make a phone call, give someone a flower or your time to listen, or even just a smile can brighten someone’s day.
A mission statement is the thread that runs through the fabric of my life, holding it together, even when the design i.e. the role changes, so the fabric of my life will not unravel.
A vision, goal or role is not the mission, they only add pattern and color, as our lives take many turns. Thread gives fabric strength. Even if the thread color may fade or even change color its strength is still there.
God is the Great Seamstress with expert hands weaving with the thread the canvas of my life. When I was born the canvas began, and the Great Seamstress sewed my simple steps, but as I grew up the pattern became more elaborate, and often with the intricate pattern the thread slips out of the needle, but with His help, I can pick up the needle again i.e. the motivation and discipline to rethread it, and place it back in His loving expert hands. Even if some of the pattern and fabric have unraveled He is able to restore it.
Often the thread becomes knotted with trials, and it is more difficult as the Great Seamstress faithfully pulls the thread through the fabric. I may not understand the picture He is weaving until I see it from the other side. Only He knows the way to sew the most beautiful and fruitful tapestry of my life.
© MJBass 1998
Although there is a universal mission to the church in Matthew 16:15 there is also a unique mission for each life that only you can fulfill.
We see in the life of the Lord Jesus:
That His mission was planned from the foundation of the world:
The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8
Likewise in our lives:
Our mission was planned from the foundation of the world:
Ephesians1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 2:8 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
We read His unique mission in: 1John 3:8 For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
We are all given unique talents to define our unique mission:
Matthew 25:14-28 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability….
We see Him determine to fulfill that mission regardless of what lay ahead in: Luke 9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem
No matter what others may be doing we are to be determined to fulfill our mission regardless of what may lie ahead:
John 21:22 Peter seeing John saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
CHALLENGE:- DO YOU HAVE A MISSION STATEMENT?
WHAT IS YOUR PASSION?
WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL MOST ALIVE?
WHAT GIFT HAS GOD INVESTED IN YOU?
WHAT IS REALLY SPECIAL OR UNIQUE ABOUT YOU?
We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.
2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee:for my strength is made perfect in weakness
Dear Child,
I am your all in all, when you choose to acknowledge that you can do nothing without ME!
All you are is My doing!
All you have is My doing!
All you do is My doing!
Even every breathe is a gift of life from Me, the Father of life!
Be a faithful servant and invest well all that you are!
Be a faithful servant and invest well all that you have!
Be a faithful servant and invest well all that you do!
Your free will is a gift from Me, choose well, child, I put before you the option of choice!
Thus saith Papa
Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Deuteronomy 30:19 I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Phil 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
CHALLENGE: Are you exercising your “free will” as an excuse to squander that which He has entrusted to you, or have you chosen to surrender your will for His will, so that you will have a return to offer Him on all that He has invested in your life.
Dear Child,
All My creation was created for a purpose and to work in harmony and peace on the earth. You were also created to live in harmony and peace, that is why My word tells you, to live at peace with all men where possible. Most of all live in harmony with your own being, may your body, soul and spirit be in harmony, that you might know peace! Be led by the spirit and you will know peace! When you have this harmony and peace in your own being, it will be easier to live at peace and in harmony with others.
You cannot love others if you do not love yourself,
You cannot have peace with others if you are not at peace with yourself.
You cannot forgive others if you can’t forgive yourself.
Be led by the spirit and you will like yourself and have peace and harmony within.
Thus saith Papa.
Gal 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Self forgiveness is a necessary step in self acceptance leading to self love.
Self love is a necessary step in loving others as ourselves.
CHALLENGE: Are you still holding yourself captive in a prison of guilt from mistakes from the past? God has forgiven you, have you forgiven yourself? Forgive yourself that you might be able to forgive others.