Right here, right now...

  "Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you."

Mark 5:19

 

The man, who had been possessed by Legion and healed by Jesus, had asked if he could come along with Jesus and his disciples.  All of us, who experience a powerful encounter with Jesus immediately want to join in, don't we?  We feel so different on the inside, we want to make noticeable changes on the outside too.  We want to leave the boats and fishing nets on the shore and just walk away with Jesus.  But, Jesus teaches here that the way we are to serve God may be by going home and just doing what we do.  We may be called to minister to our own little circle of influence, meet the needs of our own peeps.  That may either be hard for us to hear, or a huge relief!  We don't have to travel far away to serve God as we desire to serve God.  We may be called to serve God, right here, right now, right where God has placed us.  Today, this winter Monday, let's keep in mind that we can celebrate and serve God best right where we are, in the daily grind of today.  It's a brand new month and we are inching closer to spring, so let's give God the glory for that!  Love, heidi