Do It Anyway!

Wild Wonderful Whimsical Witness Wednesday: Today my witnessing is this:

KNOW who you are in Christ. Sometimes when you put your foot down all the way, God intervenes for you. Keep praying and listen to the voice of truth. It will never steer you wrong. 

This morning, I woke with so much joy. I could feel the spirit moving me. All day long, what I felt I was being drawn to share, has been built upon with a teaching here and a word there that I caught on Moody radio and then a song on the radio kind of helped tie it off. Allow me to share how things have gone so far:

My day started out with hearing several directions for all believers to follow. I was actually cracking up by this lesson. I do not know who was teaching it and I'm sure I won't do it complete justice, but here is what I caught:

When you become a follower of Christ, you are called into ministry. When you answer the calling, life is not going to be all roses; rather much the opposite. You see people are busy. They are not interested in what you have to say. They are hard headed and set in their ways.  It is hard to get their full attention and even when you do succeed at gaining their attention, many will call you names, make fun of you, heck, you may even be taken advantage of. I encourage you to answer the call anyway! I laughed out loud at that for I have said much the same to my own children. The speaker I was listening to went on to say something like this:

1. When you go about doing good, there will be those that accuse you of doing so for personal reward. Do good anyway.

2. When you go about your life being kind to others, no matter how kind you are, you will often be treated badly. Be kind anyway.

3. While helping others, you will be accused of doing so for some type of personal gain.  Help anyway.

4. When you succeed you will make false friends and real enemies. Succeed anyway.

While these are sad truths, they all made me chuckle for I have seen each one play out in my life since I became a follower of Christ.

It is what it is. However, I am going to keep doing what I am doing; sharing my story, testifying about Jesus, my Savior, and spreading the message of the good news. I am a follower of Christ and I simply have no choice. I honestly cannot help myself. Nothing brings more joy to me than receiving a message from someone touched by my writing. I love to be an encouragement to others. I love to inspire and give others hope.

This life is full of pain. There are always moments of happiness for all who live but it seems the daily grind wears us down quicker than the good moments lift us up.

When you concentrate on the "things of this world" you lose sight of the real cause of joy. Most of us have fallen into this trap. The evil one is a clever liar. Usually you don't even realize he has your ear until it is too late. Fear not, there is a way to protect yourself. All you need to do is build your relationship with the Lord. Please do not misunderstand me. I am not saying you need to become religious; much the opposite. Just read God's word, pray and knock on that door. Build your relationship. He is your Father and he has a message for you. "Come Home, you are loved."

As I look in the review mirror and see how far I have come on my own journey back home, I am amazed at not only God's grace, but His amazing timing. Profess the love the Lord has for you and you will begin to see it more evident in your day to day walk. 

Today, I encourage you to step out in faith. I have not led an easy life however, the majority of hard times were of my own causing. When I do what I want out of fear or jealousy or pride or whatever, man things just go wrong!

When I do what the Lord puts in my heart to do regardless of how crazy it may seem at the time, it always turns out good. Take this blog for example. You have no idea how blessed I am in sharing my story. Blessed beyond measure. 

Does the evil one still come at me? Are you kidding?!? DAILY! I just know he is out there and I put on my full suit of armor. This is my encouraging word today in honor of the lesson I learned.

So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. ~ Galatians 6:9, NLT

Father, thank you so much for the life you have blessed me with. I am so amazed at how you work and move and take the bad and flip it to good. I am humbled to be adored by you; me, a beloved child of yours. I only desire to please you Lord. To say thank you and sing your praises. Teach me how to be a fisher of men Father. Move me, work through me. Allow me to be an extension of you. Help me to burst forth with so much fruit that those around me have no choice but to witness your Love. I am super excited today for I am starting to work on my next book that you laid on my heart almost 7 years ago. I am so elated my Lord, so overwhelmed in a good way by my journey. Thank you, thank you, thank you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Wendy, mom of many, girl who walks with God

© Wendy Glidden 2020