First of all, I can see now that my goal of being a Monday, Wednesday, Friday blogger was a pipe dream. Life often crowds in and crowds out some of my more enjoyable activities as well as the ability to ponder! Often I become so busy with obligations that thoughtful devotion is difficult. I am working on this! Please bear with me.Right now I am about halfway through Rob Bell's new book Love Wins. (YES, I am reading it on my ipad.) I am being very challenged by the urgency this pastor has to see God's kingdom come now. If our idea of eternal life is only about where we will be after we die, then we are totally missing out. Eternal life is not merely quantitative; it is qualitative. Eternal life is about living in a way that makes a difference.
Eternal life is letting God's spirit inhabit me in such a way that my neighborhood is powerfully affected because I live there. As my friend Graham would say, "No one is safe from a blessing." :)
So I am asking myself, what I am doing, how I am praying, who I am being that would ensure that His kingdom come and that His will is done on earth as it is in heaven. AND I am crying out for mercy and grace because frankly I am really not doing much to advance the kingdom in my little neck of the woods.
May the Lord ignite us with His passions and fuel our hearts with His desires!
KIM
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