Good Morning all. I trust that the Lord is blessing you. Got a few questions this morning. What does your witness look like? What kind of measures do you take to protect your witness? Do you even feel like your witness needs protecting? What exactly does your witness mean to you? Pretty tough questions this morning I know, but I have really been battling this one lately. Or should I say that the Lord has been opening my eyes more and more.
As many of you know I read several books at a time, just to mix it up a bit. I keep un-christian in my car (no I don't read while driving) and the other book I am reading is Lifestories by Mark Hall (lead singer of Casting Crowns). Lifestories is a great read and I highly recommend it. Anyway, Mark made a statement that really hit home with me..."before you can realize who you are in Christ, you have to realize who You are not." WOW!! Never really thought of it that way before. That immediately hit home with me and it led me to do a quick evaluation of the status quo in my life.
For me, the closer I get to God and the more time I spend with Him, the more He opens my eyes to the things in my life that I could always reason away. The closer I get the more of me I don't like. It's all about the witness. Its all about everyone else. Its all about letting Jesus shine through you. Its all about Christ being in the center and you rotate around Him.
You are not an addiction beater...Jesus is
You are not the perfect parent...Jesus is
You are not the unconditional lover...Jesus is
You are not __________...Jesus is.
Do you notice the common denominator above; its Jesus, and it always has been and it always will be. So I guess what I am trying to say is if your witness is weak, its because you are weak. You are nothing without Jesus. The quicker you realize this simple truth the greater He becomes in you, and you quickly see the need to move yourself out of the way and let God lead your steps.
I could go one for a while with this one, but I have to go. Ask God to lead you today and if you need it, work on adding more of Jesus to your daily diet, He is the perfect portion.
Have a Blessed Day!!!
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My name is Michael Locke and I am the mad mind behind what you read here. I represent a body of christians who are looking for an encouraging word to combat the daily struggle. We are not and do not claim to be perfect, just doing what we can to live for Jesus.
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- Michael Locke
- I am 36 years old, have been married for eleven of those to Lori, and have two beautiful children: a boy Sidney, 7 and daddy's little girl Lillie, 4. We truly put the fun in disfunctional as a family, but we are definitely in love with Jesus.
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