How Do I Move Forward In Life?

How do I move forward in life?

Stand and lift up your bible and repeat after me.

This is my Bible.

I am what it says I am.

I can do what it says I can do.

I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be.

Today I will learn more of the word of God. The indestructible, never ending, living word Of God.

I will never be the same.

I will never be the same.

In Jesus Name.

1 Corinthians 2:5 5 so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.

I am going to try to encourage you all today. Open your bibles to Acts 7:54-60 and say, “Amen” when you are there.

Let me ask you a question.

Why are you here?

Not here in this building. Here in life..

Do you know or are you so busy that you put your time with the Lord as a have to do or something that you want to do.

Who here has something in their life that makes them busy all the time?

We might need to slow down as God will get our attention one way or another.

Let me tell you a story I read on a website called www.godswork.org

It goes like this....

The Master called my name one day because He needed someone to go.

I said "Lord, in my spare time, between school, spending time with my family, working from 8 to 6, and trying to coordinate a program for my community to help things be better, I will help you look.

See, I know I can't go right now because I have so much to do."

He said, "Well, where shall I find such a person? I thought I saw your name on my list of available people."

"Well Lord, that was the prayer that I prayed last year, but since then, things have changed."

He said, "Like what?"

"Well I'm working on my master’s degree, I serve at my church, I'm needed by so many people, and my family always needs help with something, and on top of that my community EXPECTS me to help and give to them so . . ."

"Well, seeing that you're busy, I'll let you go, but we will talk again, if YOU have some time."

I went on through the days, and the weeks, and the months completing my tasks and I always ended up feeling overwhelmed. One evening I received a call from the hospital about my best friend. He had been in a terrible accident and was in critical condition. I dropped everything and ran to the hospital where I found my friend hanging on for dear life.

I immediately begin to pray, "Lord, don't take him now, I can't bare it." But my prayer seemed to have echoed off the wall and returned into my own ear.

That next morning, I left the hospital tired and weary, and walked in the door of my home just in time to begin my day. In my mind, I begin praying, praying hard, but my prayer echoed again and I found myself upset at God because He was nowhere to be found.

I could not explain to Him what was happening.

I went on my break at work and decided to talk to my supervisor because I was so distraught at all that was going on. I explained to her what was going on and she suggested that I take some time off. After visiting my friend in the hospital that evening, I went home and fell into a sunken state crying and feeling down.

Just then I felt someone calling my name. "Lord, is that YOU?"

"Well yes, it is. Do YOU have some time? I wanted to see if we could talk? "

Instead of waiting to hear His questions, I lashed out in anger and resentment. "How is it that when I needed You today, YOU couldn't be found and last night I cried and cried but all I heard were echoes from the walls. My friend is dying, I may lose my job and You can just sit and say YOU want to talk?"

The Lord interrupted me in my foolish speaking. "My child, I was busy, out looking for someone to go and tell others about Me when you cried. When I came to answer, you had moved on to something else. So, I decided to let your friend rest, and keep you home for a few days. That way MAYBE you would get in touch with Me, if YOU had some time. For you see, before your friend or your job needs you, I NEED YOU. And if all these things take you away from Me, I must take them away from YOU, in order to get a moment."