When we say "Yes"

A few years ago I stepped way out of my comfort zone and said Yes to whatever God had for me beyond my comfortable, cozy life. It wasn't easy...easy would be staying home, watching TV and enjoying the complacency of  my life. Deep down I knew, as a Christian, my life was supposed to be less about me and much, much more about my Father and His business. After all He didn't leave me here to sit back and just enjoy life....no He left all of us here for much more than that.

"If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him."John 12:26

As I stepped out of my comfort zone I prayed and asked God to use me and to break my heart for what breaks His. Little did I know as I prayed that specific prayer, life as I knew it would begin to change forever. Slowly, God would change everything and show me that a life lived for Him is so much better than the life I had been living for myself. God is funny the way He works in our lives...ever so slowly He just begins to give us more and more and more. Then before you even realize it your life is completely different and more full than you could have ever imagined you had time for.  It is amazing to look back on all He has done and see EVERYTHING changed and NOTHING changed!

This new life is so much better filled with unimaginable JOY. Even though the road to JOY has difficulties...God in his mercy and grace laces it with moments of pure joy the difficulties almost disappear. As God is stretching us and molding us into the people He wants us to be, it is painful at times, it's uncomfortable at times but in the end it is so worth all of it...knowing all you do is for His glory. Knowing this makes letting go of "the life YOU had planned" so much sweeter...because you can SEE and now actually FEEL the life He has had planned for you all along.

"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands" Isaiah 55:12


I had a conversation one day with a friend and we both concluded that we didn't live as Christians the first half of our lives so now we were going to run the race as fast as we could and as hard as we could. We were going to finish strong!!
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." 1 Corinthians 9:24
We aren't running the race because God expects anything from us. We KNOW full well He has already done all we need by providing His son as a sacrifice for us so we could live with HIM now and  in heaven!
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." Romans 3:10.
We can do NOTHING to save ourselves...God in his perfect plan of GRACE and redemption has already done it! Thank You JESUS! But...we serve and we strive and we RUN the race because we just can't help ourselves!
"And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit" Ephesians 5:18
 The Holy Spirit is an amazing mystery! I am grateful to be FILLED!

"I have concluded that I do not want an easy, pain-free life. Rather, I want to stand before God sweaty, tired, and broken because I invested my life and resources in the Kingdom of God and for the benefit of others"~Daryl Britton

The day you say YES to GOD and ask HIM to break your heart for what breaks His is the day your race will begin too....and along the way when life is uncomfortable, remember He is faithful! He doesn't ever call the equipped...HE is going to equip YOU when He calls you!  And...He WILL call you when you say YES! A life lived for Him is an amazing wild roller coaster! Don't miss it!!

"His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.' Matthew 25:23

Blessings....
Roberta