Making Christ Visible In The Earth

Seasons

A personal note from Pastor Snow

This article discusses the current season of my life and, perhaps, yours and how it influences how I approach relationships with others and with God. To begin, I am a mother, a leader in my church, a daughter, and a friend to some and perhaps an enemy to others. And I am a daughter of the King, one of God’s image bearers on the earth, and a life-giver. Both my parents are deceased. There have been times I asked the question, why am I the one to be left behind? Occasionally, I have struggled with my commitment to God, His cause, His church, and His people. Seeking to ensure that my heart is pleasing to God and not using Him or His people to fill a void in my soul.

This season, I desire to share God’s love wherever and whenever possible. Making Christ visible in the earth is my goal, set, and match. His commandment is to love Him with my whole heart, soul, and mind and love others as He loved me. He admonishes me to trust Him – even in troubled times. This type of love challenges me often, so my prayer is, “Lord, give me a heart to love as you desire.”

Relationships with others must be handled with care and wisdom. Knowing God’s love empowers me to be confident in administering that love to others. It is not something that I can outsource, I am the owner and administrator of it. But first, I had to be taught how to give real love to fragile, hurting, and oftentimes selfish, fearful, and unbelieving people. But selfless love never fails. In this season of my life, I am aware that many people do not believe that God is love and that He loves them endlessly. This has become my motivation to demonstrate His love all the more.

Today my desire is to leave a legacy that honors Jesus Christ and brings glory to God. My goal is to impact a generation for Christ’s Sake, thereby adding to the universal Church for the good of others and God’s glory.

Blessings

Bible Verse of the Day

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.
Romans 12:10

Inspiration for you

Prayer of Saint Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.


O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.

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