Comments on: Just thinking… http://lwch.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/just-thinking/ pastor Gary Newton Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:56:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Vi Workman http://lwch.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/just-thinking/#comment-75 Vi Workman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:06:28 +0000 http://lwch.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-75 I'm a list maker, making a list and crossing things off as they get accomplished gives me great satisfaction. The questions that you presented make a great list. A great way to get encouragement for those times I just don't feel like I'm serving God. By putting them in my head, not only will I consciously make an effort to do them, I will also recognize when I am doing them and be encouraged by that process. For instance I recognized a cashier at a store the other day. I started to ask her if she had worked somewhere else in town. She said that she just moved here a couple of weeks ago, and that she was from the Wayland area. Then I realized it was one of the churches out there that has a Celebrate Recovery program. That is where I met her. I gave her a card with our church information and invited her to come. When I left the store I prayed for her and thanked God that He put her back in my life and I made myself open to what He has in mind for us. God doesn't do things by chance. I did not consciously think that day..."who can I talk to about Jesus" "how can I serve you today God" "who do you want me to pray for". Many times I have ended my day with, "I didn't do anything for you today God". But....having a list makes me spend a little more time in thought of what I am doing. Much needed encouragement. I’m a list maker, making a list and crossing things off as they get accomplished gives me great satisfaction.
The questions that you presented make a great list. A great way to get encouragement for those times I just don’t feel like I’m serving God. By putting them in my head, not only will I consciously make an effort to do them, I will also recognize when I am doing them and be encouraged by that process.

For instance I recognized a cashier at a store the other day. I started to ask her if she had worked somewhere else in town. She said that she just moved here a couple of weeks ago, and that she was from the Wayland area. Then I realized it was one of the churches out there that has a Celebrate Recovery program. That is where I met her. I gave her a card with our church information and invited her to come. When I left the store I prayed for her and thanked God that He put her back in my life and I made myself open to what He has in mind for us. God doesn’t do things by chance.

I did not consciously think that day…”who can I talk to about Jesus” “how can I serve you today God” “who do you want me to pray for”. Many times I have ended my day with, “I didn’t do anything for you today God”. But….having a list makes me spend a little more time in thought of what I am doing. Much needed encouragement.

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