Greetings!
I was encouraged today by a phone call from a friend. My encouragement stemmed from our common goal to live for and seek God's glory and work in our lives. That being said, my friend, like myself and all of us, struggle with our humanity and the attainment of our God honoring goal.
I am amazed at the amount of cluttered information this world requires to decipher and filter. Unfortunately, there is an overload of negative information. We are bombarded with negative messages, headlines, news reports and speech. The words can come from email, newspapers, magazines and oral communication. It is, if left unchecked, overwhelming to our mind and spirit.
My encouragement today was not just because a friend called but the reason why he called. He called to receive an encouraging word. He called to hear another voice other than the voice of doubt, defeat and despair the world, and thus our mind when we receive it, offers. I was encouraged because my "foxhole friend" knows the system. He knows that God's people are called to "share the good word" and lighten the load of life's burden. It was a great time to reflect on who God is and how God works ... He uses you and me! |
