BE DOERS OF THE WORD AND LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

These are two of my favorite Scriptures:

"Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. JAMES 1:22

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify God." MATTHEW 5:16

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When our children were younger they attended Catholic school for the most part. I say that because our youngest attended three preschools at one time. He went to the public school in the morning so he would get some Speech Therapy. He attended the Lutheran school in the afternoon and he went to those school three days a week and the Catholic school two days a week. All of our children learned to be spiritual God fearing people. If you lived with my husband you would understand. He has this love for the Lord that is rare. You don't see it a lot. He loves the Lord with a pure passion. So much that he studied New Testament Greek for two years at Bellview Bible College. That is a sad story for another time why he never finished his schooling but he knows so much about the bible that he passed it on to our kids. There was a time at the Catholic school teachers would ask him for his resources. He made charts and books and wrote papers about various gospels and old testament stories. When I first met him he had maps and geneaology charts and all sorts of everything about the bible. We learned to know the bible well.

I feel that I am a very poor example of a Christian because I find it so difficult to deal with the condition of the world. But we still keep spreading the gospel even sometime when we don't realize it. A few years ago the Lord put it on my heart that I needed to give away bibles. I was giving away bibles that I purchase through amazon.com for pennies. When ever someone told me that they had a problem I gave them a bible. You will never need another book because this book is it! It gives you all the basic info that you need to live.

I am not pushy and I never push my belief system on anyone but I worry, I know I shouldn't, that many will not be saved because they choose to turn to alternative methods of so called "spirituality". In fact I could not attend the funerals of two women that I had known for years because I knew in my heart that they were not believers and I could not not put on a facade and act as if now they were at peace. I have to learn to leave that up to God Himself but if I can turn just one person in the right direction I think I am helping to shine His light and  be more than just a hearer of His word.

I tend to get long winded, I know but I want to share just one quick story with you. Many years ago we were at home on a Saturday and  there was a knock at our door. It was the new pastor from the Lutheran church a few blocks away.He was planning to visit a new church member and they were not at home. Unfortunately, he locked his keys in the car and needed to call his wife. As we waited for the pastors wife to arrive, we chatted. We ended up attending his church for a while and one Sunday morning as he sat on the floor with the children around the altar he told his story about how he came to be a pastor. He was a small kid sitting at the foot of the altar too singing that old beloved children's bible song "This Little Light Of Mine". He said he sat there and he knew his calling. My husband, who was raised a Baptist and a Nazarene has a really good friend who is a Catholic priest. He told us his story. He said he was about 8 years old and getting ready for school when he heard what sounded like whispering in his parents bedroom. He peeked in the doorway and saw his father on his knees praising God and praying. He said it was a major turning point in his life. He decided that he would serve God. All these years later he is a wonderful God fearing man and retired for about 10 years.

Please spread the word of God today. You never know who you might meet and help turn on the right path to eternal glory with Christ Jesus in heaven forever.

Prayers today for Ron,Sherry,Reid,Heather,Sarah,Steve,Holly,Sean,Mary,Bob,Rita. Your heartfelt prayers are so graciously appreciated.