HOW DO YOU DO IT?

Someone asked me this week: “How do you keep coming up with these lessons on Heart to Heart?” It's not very deep stuff. If you're looking for God, you'll discover Him everywhere!

I see God's Character and Principles reflected in everything! Romans 1:20 "From the time people were created, people have seen the earth and all that God has made. They can clearly see His invisible qualities- His eternal power and divine nature." NLT If we just take the time, it is easy to see Him everywhere!

I listen. He speaks. I write what I hear.

As an example someone in our congregation painted a picture for me of a country pond located in the middle of a beautiful countryside setting. The pond is tranquil and ducks are floating on the pond surrounded by blue skies with white clouds; green trees and grass everywhere. There is a stream that flows down the hill into the pond that feeds it.

I was conversing (two way conversation) and just gazing thankfully at this gift someone had given me when He spoke and said to take notice of the bottom of the picture where you can just barely see the stream continues to flow on past the pond.

He simply showed me that the reason this pond supports and provides life is because it has an inflow and an outflow. If we too wish to support and provide life like the Father commands in Matthew 5:14: "You are the light of the world, " then we need to let the river flow as Jesus declares in John 7:38: "He who believes in me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."

When we only have an inflow with no outlet...we stagnate like a river flowing into a pond with no outlet. Stagnant ponds stink! Christians can be like this when we receive and receive from God, and then refuse His opportunities to pour out the inflow of His Love, Grace and Power onto others. Matthew 10:8 “…freely ye have received, freely give.”

2Corinthians 1:4 tells us that God "...comforts us in all our troubles, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, by the same comfort which we ourselves are comforted of God." We need to stop being self centered, especially with this upcoming Holiday Season. Let’s be thankful for all He’s done for us, and let the river flow through our lives. There are people out there in your immediate circle of influence who need a touch from God today. We have been made “…able ministers of the new testament..." 2 Corinthians 3:6, so let the Ministry of the Holy Spirit flow through you!

Happy Thanksgiving. I wish all of you Jesus!

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