Heed the call

Our Daily Bread
"Contemporary Christian music" as we know it today was just starting out when I was in college.  It was fun hearing Christian music set to the beat and musical style of popular music.  It has grown and grown in popularity over the years.  The last statistic I read said the Contemporary Christian songs outsell Jazz music! One of my favorite groups was The Imperials.  One of their albums was named and contained the song "Heed the call".

The devotional talks about a call to mentor (or to be mentored).  It lists some of the mentor relationships from the Bible.  Paul and Timothy.  Elijah and Elisha.  Jesus and his disciples.  There are many more.  Can you think of any?

What about your life?  Have you mentored someone or been mentored?  Think about that experience.  Pray for the person or people.  Is God calling you into a new mentor or mentee relationship?

Lord, please help us find our calling is it relates to being a mentor or mentee.  We want to be closer to you!

Teaching Tuesday
Secret number 14 from the 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People is:
Share with others how important they are to you.

Some friends told me about "gratitude therapy".  Songs talk about "have what you want and want what you have".  Being grateful is an important part of being happy especially when it comes to relationships.  Expressing how important others are to you is not always easy.  It can be daunting.  It can expose part of you that you may not want others to see.  Nonetheless, research shows that happy folks are more likely to share with others how important they are to them!

Is there someone you need to talk to or email or Facebook with today?

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