The next four installments for my blog will be highlights from a teaching message I have done at women's events. It's always lots of fun to do this one. It's one of my favorite messages that God has given me over the years.
Several years ago I watched as a good friend searched
through her oversize and overstuffed purse, searching frantically for her debit
card. I was struck by the thought about how alike women and purses are. My mind began to reel with several
similarities. Then I began to laugh at
God’s wonderful sense of humor. You see,
I LOVE purses! I have amassed a
collection of purses over the years. Isn’t
that just like our God to provide me with an idea for a teaching message based
on something I just love…purses!
First, let’s look at the small purse. Maybe you’re like this small purse that has
the capacity to hold a few things. Yet
you try stuffing more into your life than you can hold, only to get
frustrated. Perhaps one of those things
is God. Are you trying to force or cram
God into a tiny space because that’s all you have left? Do you have time…no, do you TAKE time for
God? Do you take time to start your day
with Him? Do you take time for His
Word? For prayer? Do you equip yourself for the daily
battle? When your feet hit the floor,
have you dressed yourself with the FULL armor of God (Eph. 6:11)? I don’t know about you, but I won’t leave my
house---I won’t got to Publix, WalMart or the dentist without my makeup on and
being fully dressed including my shoes.
But do we feel the same way about being dressed in the armor of
God? I hope you do. I hope you take time each morning to arm
yourself for the battle that is sure to lie ahead. Maybe what you don’t have “space” for is
other people…friends. Are you comfortable, too comfortable, by yourself and
maybe one or two others? Is there someone out there who needs you as their
friend?Do you have time for a hurting friend…how about a hurting stranger? Jesus told of the Good Samaritan. Here’s a man who, as Luke tells us, was on a journey. He was on his way somewhere when he came across a stranger in need. He took the time and money to tend to that hurting stranger. Jesus tells us in Luke 10:37 to “go and do the same.”
Is there room in your life for you to be open and available to the opportunities that God brings your way? I don’t want to miss any blessings or the chance to be a blessing because my world is too small. I hope you don’t either.
Blessings,
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