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When you apply for a job, what is one of the questions you will always run across? WHAT IS YOUR AVAILABILITY? <\/strong>Idealistically some folks want a 9-5 Monday through Friday. It\u2019s very rare folks want to take the graveyard shift or work on weekends and that\u2019s a fact. But again, you do have a select few that prefer that. Because that preference is so minimal, employers have decided to give incentives for those who work the graveyard shift and\/or weekend coverage. What are some of the incentives you receive on your job that make it more appeasing to work in a certain area, on a certain shift, or performing a certain task? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now with that same energy, ask yourself what is your availability to God? How many days are you available to be of service to Christ? Let\u2019s take it a step further so I can set the tone for what God has placed on my heart- what days of the week, times of the day, seasons, etc. are you available to proclaim the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to the world<\/span><\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the gospel of Luke, 10th chapter and 2nd verse, it says: Then He said to them, \u201cThe harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see I was sitting down with Faith and we just happen to be talking about the great discussion she and Tatayana had about the blessings they receive during Sunday school. The teaching and learning that takes place in Sunday school is often called to be the highlight for some and their reason for coming to church in person verses watching it online. You see there are many advantages of corporate fellowship that you may not receive by looking on a screen but there again, it is what works best for each individual person or family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So while Faith started sharing the teachings she and Tatayana learned, I just happened to have the Sunday school book near me. Faith so graciously read 2 Sunday school lessons and as Faith was reading the lesson, the Holy Spirit was ministering to my soul. Faith stumbled upon Luke 10:17-20 and then Luke 10:21-24. While she was reading over the Bible applied something sparked a nerve (in a good way) but it wasn\u2019t until after she left that I was able to find the exact section she was reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though I was so fired up and ready to share the very same words that had inspired me when I opened my Bible and read it for myself the scripture I shared above (Luke 10:2) was \u201cjumping off the page!\u201d I felt God was telling me to speak on this. So within that passage of scripture the word laborers stuck out to me. Question for you: who do you think the laborers are that God was referencing right here?<\/span><\/strong> Don\u2019t be shy, we\u2019ve got to have a conversation and learn together so drop your thoughts down in the comment section below, and don\u2019t forget to like todays post. Don\u2019t worry it\u2019s not a trick question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Briefly I want to share with you what my study Bible says about this particular scripture. It reads: The Lord invites us to partner with Him in expanding His kingdom! The curious fact is that, even when He uses an angel in an evangelistic role, He still leaves the proclamation of the message to us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow, wow, wow!!!! Do you see a God-given task in the last sentence? He still leaves the proclamation of the message to us!!! <\/em><\/strong>Think about Cornelius in Acts 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To proclaim means to call, to declare, to announce, to publicize\u2026and according to Webster it says to declare publicly, insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing or to announce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going back to the question I asked earlier: what is your availability to proclaim the gospel? Do you prefer to write or to speak? Do you prefer to sing or to do interpretive dance? Do you prefer to preach or go to the street and evangelize? Whatever your preferences are, are we as the body of Christ using our God given talents and gifts to proclaim His word? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We as the Body of Christ have to do our part. While some ministries focus on the healings, the miracles, the visible blessings\u2026.how many of us are talking about the salvation of the risen Savior? How many of us are taking about His love for us and His heart of grace and mercy? How many? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not trying to step on toes this morning but prayerfully you just finished reading the previous devotional link here<\/a> and these are all good things to think about and help us to better spread the gospel of Jesus. Can we help our pastors, those in ministry, and the church by being a witness? Can we help the Body of Christ by professing our faith? By responding to the call of the Great Commission and spread the Good News? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see that\u2019s what this website is all about. It\u2019s not about Whitnee\u2019. It\u2019s about using what inspires me and others and using it to push the word of God. It\u2019s about planting seeds of God\u2019s love, His grace, His promises, His word. God placed it on my heart to write and share a story with you all that might encourage you to use what God has given you to show His love for others. No I\u2019m not a preacher or a teacher but I\u2019d like to think I earnestly try to do my part by sharing scripture, a thought, or a prayer that will give glory to God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So often we get so caught up in our own life and our own mess, we forget who the message was about and intended for in the first place. So let me take a moment and apologize for my lack of consistency for the last year or year and a half. I have allowed what was going on in my personal life to hinder my open availability to God through writing. God says we have to ask Him for forgiveness and then go to those persons who we\u2019ve wronged. Everyone who has supported my writings since 2015 or later, I owe you a heartfelt apology. Things that have been so burdensome I wasn\u2019t always outright able to write through the pain because I held it too close. God allows us to go through things and I wasn\u2019t allowing His light to shine through those painful situations and that was selfish of me. I allowed myself to be in a bubble where I refused to let people in due to fear, shame, grief or whatever the emotions were at that time and I humbly apologize for each of you. I pray in your heart you will find a way to forgive me as I have asked God to forgive me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With God\u2019s strength I plan to open my availability back up to Him and use this website (that I have to pay for and maintain) to spread the Good News one story at a time by sharing the words of my personal life journey or sharing the words of YOU who inspire and motivate me or by simply sharing what others are doing in their walk of faith. Featuring those other persons and their ministries is FREE on this website: I don\u2019t mind sharing because that is what God has called me to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that I got that out there let me move on!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I said I was going to brief and I don\u2019t know why I said that, it really never is brief but Lord help me I\u2019m just trying to give you some if not all of what God has given to me. Like Rev Hamilton used to say, \u201cdon\u2019t be a fat Christian and keep it all to yourself.\u201d It was pure wisdom when he said that and so in keeping my word, I don\u2019t plan on being a fat Christian because that is what births these messages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several positive proclamations in the Bible. In the Bible there are several laborers. To list a few we have Moses, Nebuchadnezzar, David, Peter, Paul, and let\u2019s not forget about Jesus. No we may not be Moses, Nebuchadnezzar, David, Peter, Paul or Jesus but as we have those examples in the Bible we can use that as inspiration while proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom of God!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so many hurting in the world I\u2019m asking for your help to shed light on God\u2019s love in hopes of bringing joy, purpose, meaning, and life to those who may not know His grace and love is available to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So my brothers and sisters help empower our fellow brethren by sharing God\u2019s love. You don\u2019t have to go out smacking folks with the Bible or beating down their doors with condemnation if they aren\u2019t living right, we serve a forgiving God and a God of second chance, we must show His mercy\u2026that\u2019s how we win folks. Some folks think we are hypocrites and maybe it\u2019s because we need to shift our focus or our approach when talking about the goodness of God? Not to offend anyone, but think about it. JUST THINK!!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In closing, friends let\u2019s really look at our availability and put some more tallies down to work various shifts, days\/weekend, and put in overtime if we have to do push the word of God. The enemy is busy and he is out to destroy our young people, our families, our jobs, our peace, our home, our jobs, our minds. It\u2019s a spiritual war going on and we need boots on the ground praying for God\u2019s children, putting on their full armor of God and fighting in God\u2019s army, we need more folks out here evangelizing and telling somebody, anybody about the one who can save anybody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t matter where you are, what you doing, or how you doing\u2026God can use any and every situation known to man to share His love. Don\u2019t allow self to get in the way for speaking God\u2019s message. Remember, \u201cThe harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few, therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be one of His laborers. DO IT TODAY!! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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