Thoughts, Prayers and Words of Encouragement: What a wonderful AM. today the new Bay St Louis team met to pray and seek the Lord for direction. As the Lord directs they are committing themselves to 40 days of fasting. The passage the Lord has challenged them with is Isaiah 58. A passage so dear to my heart as my own personal ministry seems rooted in those words.
However today we took it to a new level. Decisions were made to abstain and to add things to our lives...to truly deny self to dedicate ourselves to God. No Cable, right eating, daily time in the word...getting up early to spend time with Him...so many of those distractions that seem minimal until you really get down to the nitty gritty. As we pondered the scriptures I was so impressed by this from the Message, God has clearly been speaking to them about real fasting...devoting ourselves to the needs of others, watching our tongues, being generous...then this "Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight. I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places-"
A full life in the emptiest of places....so often over the past couple of years emptiness is something I have dealt with....the loss of marriage, home etc...and sometimes I have felt so full in these places it hasn't made sense...then at other times....I have not had the full life....so today I am reminded again and again....all about others...not about me!!
Lord I pray to seek you,, to be working with You, serving others, being totally generous with my time, talent and treasures....Father I am so thankful that YOU will ALWAYS SHOW ME WHERE TO GO and that You give me a FULL LIFE...no matter where the place is...thanks for this wonderful transition and this new season in Bay St Louis...love ya di
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