Blessed to be used

A couple of weeks ago I recieved a call I have waited and prayed for, for more than 10 years. In high school the Lord brought a person into my life that dug so deeply into my heart and I instantly cared for and wanted nothing more than for him to know the Lord and to be freed from his life of sin and despair. I am sure we all have this type of person enter our lives at one point or another or even now. I prayed for this boy, loved him deeply, shared all that I could with him about my Lord and having a relationship with him, and never stopped, from the day I met him until this very day I still pray for him. This boy never listened or so I thought to all I had to say, about salvation and freedom in Christ. But I never stopped, never gave up, even when I had to distance myself from him because of the bad decisions he was making, I still prayed still asked the Lord to reach him some how. The last day I saw him, I knew could actually be the very last time I ever saw him again if things in his life didn't change, I thought he would end up dead somewhere or really strung up on drugs, and not able to get out or in jail for the rest of his life. But I still prayed, still was faithful in asking something or someone to interced on his life, stop him before it was too late. And what a great God we have that does answer prayers even ones that seem impossible because of sin that is so powerful in our lives. But our God is so greater than all of that. This young man hit a wall, and had to move to a different state but the Lord continued to bring more people into his life to show him the love of our great and powerful Lord. Then the day finally came the day I had waited for and prayed for. The day this boy became a man of God. That happened 8 years ago, but I did not find out until just a few weeks ago, when after so long we were able to get in touch with one another, and he shared with me his love and life with Christ and thanked me for the part I played in his life of showing him Christ in everything I did and said. I say it was a small part but if you ask him it was so mighty in his life, I am just so blessed and greatful that the Lord decided to use me in any way to reach this man. Tears came to my eyes, I couldn't breath. What a glorious day! It encourages me to keep praying for those others in my life that I know need the Lord so much, no matter how many years pass, or how many miles seperate us from those people, prayer is powerful and God will work. Keep sharing the Lord, live it out in your life in everyway, you may change a life.

Obsessed with the Lord

I was reminded of such a great song this morning. My cousin wrote the words of one of my most favorite songs in her facebook status. So I went back and read the words and really listed to the song. And I realized that the Lord is not always my one passion in my life, he is not my obsession. My life gets so busy being a wife and mom and puting my husband and children above everything and teaching them and showing them how to be a godly person, but in doing that my true passion and love for the Lord goes on the back burner. He is still a vidal part of my life and I couldn't do anything without him. But I know I need HIM to be my ambition for my life not being the best wife, mom friend, sister, etc. I need to be obsessed with him. I need everyday to fall madly in love with him and follow after him hard and fast. I want this more than anything else in my life but it is the thing that is most easly lost in my life. I know when I do this, everything else will fall into place, I want him to be my ambition, nothing less then having tunnel vision in following after him where he leads me to go. Be passionately in love with your Lord, run after him, make him your one and only obsession. Give me one pure and holy passion Give me one magnificent obsession Give me one glorious ambition for my life To know and follow hard after You Give me one pure and holy passion Give me on magnificent obsession Give me one glorious ambition for my life To know and follow hard after You To know and follow hard after you To grow as your dicsiple in your truth This world is empty, pale, and poor Compared to knowing you, my Lord Lead me on and I will run after you Lead me on and I will run after you Give me one pure and holy passion Give me one magnificent obsession Give me one glorious ambition for my life To know and follow hard after you To know and follow hard after you To grow as your disciple in the truth This world is empty, pale, and poor Compared to knowing you my Lord Lead me on and I will run after you Lord to know and follow hard after you And to grow as your disciple in your truth This world is empty, pale, and poor Compared to knowing you my Lord Lead me on and I will run after you Lead me on and I will run after you Lead me on and I will run after you