A Mustard Seed Is All We Need

Faith is something that we all say we have in god and what it is he wants for us, but do we really? It is our human nature not to have faith in things that are not tangible. Its easy to say you have faith, but do you really have it when god said all you needed was the faith the size of a mustard seed. Do you know how tiny a mustard seed is and that's all the measure of faith he is saying that we have to have. It seems simple enough to say, but in reality people don't have faith in things that they cannot see for themselves. Seeing isn't faith, faith is seeing. You have to catch hold of it and say god I believe it with everything I have in me and don't let go of it. That little mustard seed of faith seems so unattainable when we are going through some circumstances that we don't how god is going to work it out. God may not work things out the way you think he should, but if you put your trust and faith in him he will do what is best for you. God has a plan for your life and all we have to do is have faith that he will show us what it is and help us to carry out what it is he would have us to do.

Eventful, Amazing, Exhausting Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has been an eventful, amazing, and exhausting week. I was promoted to Lead Warehouse Supervisor at my work this week. It was quite a surprise to me that they would want me to fill the position and humbled by all of the kind words that have been said about me. I am like my mother I go in and do my job to the best of my ability and try to make things easier for myself as well as the people whom I work with. I believe you have to have a good work ethic to be able to succeed at your job as well as keeping god first in your life. God has done some amazing things by opening doors that I never asked to be open, but because of my faithfulness in doing what he asks of me he has open the door and poured out a blessing that cannot be measured or contained. I will try to do my best with the responsibilities that have been given to me and strive to make things easier for everyone I work with. I am the type of person who usually fades into the background and does whatever needs to be done, but god has not let me fade away he has put me in the forefront and is using me as he sees fit even when I may not feel worthy to do it. I encourage you all to keep god first in all that you do. When you keep him first he will guide you to where you need to be and will provide all that you need to carry it out even when we think we may not have the ability or feel worthy enough to do so. Please keep me in prayer as I step into this new position at work. I enjoy the company I work for and hope that I do not disappoint them.

Why Did God Have Me Revisit My Past?

Have you ever just had god take you back through your past to remember some things. Not to condemn you but to teach you and show you maybe the right way to do something the next time or it maybe that you will have an opportunity to share with someone that is going through what you had already been through. Our past is not something that we want to dwell on, but it is apart of who you are and you have to be able to pull from your past experiences to learn from them and to be able to let god use you. There are many things that alot of us would like to keep buried in the past to never surface again, but I know myself that god has used me many times to minister or share with someone that is going through the very same thing that I went through. Even if I didn't handle it in the best way when I went through it but god gave me the wisdom to know what to do next time. I believe that everything that we go through good and bad is for a reason. It is not always for us, sometimes it for someone else that you may have to minister to later on down the road. Just like I said in my last entry we are called into the ministry by the way we live our lives for god. If people can see what you came out of and where you are now that is such a testimony to how god can change a persons life. It also shows the grace, love, and forgiveness he has given to us. My past is not something I like to revisit very often, but god has healed me of that past hurt that I went through so that I may pull from it when he needs me to. Just remember when god has you revisit the past don't be closed minded about it let god use you and help you to show others what he has done in your life and what he will do for them.

But I Wasnt Called To Be In Ministry....Are You Sure About That?

I have heard many people say that they were not called to be in ministry or to be a preacher. I have to disagree with them. Everyone of us is called into ministry just not in the same way. Did not Jesus tell the disciples to go and preach the gospel to the world. We are disciples of Jesus and each and everyday that god gives us here on this earth is a day that we are called to be in ministry by the way we live our lives. There are people that you can reach that maybe a pastor or minster cannot because you see these people on a daily basis. Those people watch you everyday and how you conduct yourself and listen to the words you speak from your mouth. That is the example of a christian that these people see and if you are not living the way you should then they ask themselves why would I want to be a christian if I see them living like that. Even non-believers know that there are things that Christians should and shouldn't be saying and doing. So you are in ministry each and everyday just as a pastor or minister would be just in a different way. You don't ever want to be a hindrance to someone and cause them to stumble because of the way you live your life or by some of the things that you say. Many times that is the only picture that these people see of what a christian is. We should strive everyday to let people see Jesus in us and how he works through us. If you are not praying and seeking god and keeping yourself grounded in the word then it will show because you will be bearing no fruit and you will be as barren as a desert. Each day that I go into work I have opportunity to minister to my coworkers by the way I conduct myself, the words that are coming from my mouth, and the way I treat them. If I was to go in there and be cursing, gossiping about people, or even having a bad attitude then how are they supposed to see the Jesus in me and how am I supposed to be able to minister to them. I don't mean you have to be a bible beater and hit them over the head I mean you minister to people by example and the way they see you live your life. You never know the impact that you will have on someones life just by showing them the love of god and treating them with kindness, love, and respect. So don't ever think that god didn't call you to minister because we are all called to be ministers just not in the conventional way that you may think. God has us doing things his way not the way we may always think.