Speak out

Our Daily Bread
Anyone that knows me realizes I don't have any trouble talking to folks.  Shy, schmy!  God has been working on me to apply that ability to his glory instead of just meeting cute guys!  DOH!

Seriously, we can all do a better job of "speaking" for God.  It may not be the extroverted way that I would do it.  It may be the quiet way you live your life.  The kind word you speak to a stranger.  The way you help the helpless.  Doing these things and sharing your faith are important!

I also learned another meaning of this concept recently.  There are times when we need to speak out for God when the other people of God don't really want to hear it.  It takes just as much courage to speak out in these circumstances.  Be brave!

Lord, help us to always be brave when speaking out for you.

Teaching Tuesday (whatever...)
So I got my days messed up and wrote about my workout stuff on Tuesday instead of today.  So I will introduce my new topic for a while.  My hero gave me a book called The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People.  I will share a secret each week for a while.  Please know that one of the reasons I write this blog is to keep my disciplined about reading my devotionals and other stuff that I need to do each day/week.  ;-)  I plan to add a spiritual aspect to each secret.  I hope it helps you as well.

Secret number one:  Your life has purpose and meaning.
Do you know what your purpose in life is?  What gives your life meaning?

For me, it is serving God and serving others.  It has taken me a while to get to this place.  I think it is one of the reasons that I have been single again for so long.  I loved my ex-partner, but I spent most of my time and resources on him (like we are expected to).  I find myself getting more out of life as I learn more about serving God and serving others each and every day.  I don't do it for accolades or glory.  Most folks don't know all the stuff I do.  That is fine with me.  I know God knows.

Pray:  Ask God for your purpose and meaning, then do it...

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Let go, my friends!  God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!