He must hold firmly to the trustowrthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. Titus 1:9
A call to live a life built upon the foundation of the Word. In all you do, you must seek the face of your Father. "Hold Firmly" it means to not take lightly, to Grasp with force, to not move from, to be rooted in the Word. So that is where your heart is to be. It is the teaching brought forth by Holy Spirit. In all things you must seek the Lord. When the word is securely imbedded in your heart God is able to use you in mighty ways. You are able to encourage others in their faith and able to lead other to a place where they may choose to accept and enter into relationship with God. You will be able to be used to speak truth into the lives of those who are in the darkness of lies. God will use you to combat the enemy, to further His Kingdom. You will grow in Knowledge and Understanding of him which in turn leads to a deeper intimacy with Him. You will know Him, and recognize Him in all things. The reason you were created was to worship Him and proclaim His Good News of love to the Nations!! It is through His written message that we receive His LIVING, BREATHING, SPOKEN WORD and can apply it to our lives.
We get our inspiration for our spoken message of Faith through His Word. We are ALL called to encourage: to urge forward persuade, to call to life those who may have lost sight of the goal, or may have given up. It is the strong that come beside and lend a helping hand in the times of need. We Must speak the truth of the Word at all times. To give control of our mind, heart, and tongue to the Lord and allow Him to use you to build people up. What a great honor to be desired by the Almighty God to speak His words of life into the heart and life of a dying lost soul. When it is all about Him and His Glory being made known, we are able to be used in mighty ways. Knowing you may have impacted the life and changed the eternal destination of a person is such a great honor. Knowing we have that opportunity each day God gives us breath, makes me really think about how I am spending my time. Am I truly taking advantage of every opportunity I have to bring life to the lifeless? Am I daily walking out and speaking the Faith I claim to have? It is all about showing his love to everyone I come in contact with. Do I show the love God has for me to people of all social classes everyday? Do I look down upon the homeless drunk, and turn my face from them as if they don't even exist? OR do I give them my attention and smile to them and even possibly sacrifice a little bit of my time for just a moment making them feel the value God has placed in them. Are my eyes sensitive to the hurting world around me? Do the people I work with, know my Faith lies in God? Is my life truly matching up in all areas to what God has called me to? If I didn't say one word to anyone, would they be able to know by my actions that God lives inside me and I am seeking to serve only Him DAILY?!!
I have been challenged lately to make use of every moment I am given to bring Joy to people. The woman at the check out line, making simple conversation, smiling to someone and saying Good Afternoon, asking the person who is sitting alone sad how I can pray for them. Of course it takes me out of my comfort zone but does it really matter if you are the one person that shows compassion, and are the one person that shows the love of God to that person and can give them something to think upon and smile upon, knowing God is aware of them?! I don't want to miss an opportunity to cause someone wonder what I have. I am CALLED TO LOVE EVERYONE!