"Look Again"
by Mrs. Sojourner
Ephesians 1:15-23
(NIV)
Ephesians 1:15-23
(KJV)
Ephesians 1:15-23
(AMP)
Have you ever had a
conversation with someone who has been an acquaintance or
maybe even a friend for some time and walked away from the
conversation surprised by something they revealed to you
about themselves. Maybe they had won a prestigious award but
not publicized it, or maybe you thought they just painted as a hobby not knowing that their paintings were
sold in art galleries around the country. Part of your shock
may have been that someone you know is prestigious or
extraordinary.
Consider the following
verses:
7We live by faith, not by
sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7
(NIV)
3Let love and
faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man. 5Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
7Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.
Proverb 3:3-7
(NIV)
I challenge you to look again
at yourself and at the people around you. Consider that everyone has
some sort of gift--something that our Heavenly Father has
put inside them. Some of those gifts are obvious and others
are not, even to the person to whom the gift was given. Our
Heavenly Father may have put you in someone's path to
encourage them in their gift, but in order to do that you
have to be sensitive to the Spirit and "see" with spiritual
eyes of faith and love. It may take faith for you (or they)
to learn to walk in your/their gifts. It may take trusting
in the Lord and not leaning to natural understanding to walk
out the destiny God has planned. It may take looking again
and not assuming that things are as you have always "seen"
them.
So, as Paul prayed, pray that the eyes of
your/their heart be opened to know who you/they are in Christ. Part of
that is knowing the gifts he has given you and how to use them.
Remember...
We need to always focus on Christ!
The blessings of
our Lord on you and all that is yours by blood, adoption or assignment!
Mrs. Sojourner
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Pray for the government
leaders in your country.
