What has happened in your last 72 hrs? Have you ever sat down and taken inventory of what has happened, big and small, in your last 72hrs that God has in His wisdom has allowed? Check out what He has provided for you. Check out what He has reminded you of. Check out the path He has you on. Do it for yourself and really think about time and how you used it. I encourage you to reflect only on your last 72 hours - time that is now is now past. It is exciting, challenging and very eye opening to see the sovereign will of God at work in your life. I know you will be excited to see how God brings people across your path - Divine appointments. It is also a thrill to see how God shows us things that reinforce His goodness and love for each of us. Recently I did and was both amazed and grateful... and thankful. Here is an example - not at all an exhaustive list, but a start.example - not at all an exhaustive list but a start.
1. I lost a dear friend who died as result of a serious bicycle accident
2. I just heard a one hr interview on One on One Arizona Shine radio that was recorded a week ago where I shared the vision and mission of our ministry to the children
3. I exercised
4. I met with two pastors from 2 different churches to encourage them to start Good News Clubs in public elementary schools
5. I helped out a Good News Club.
6 I entertained and housed 2 wonderful missionaries from the Caribbean while they waited to return to their homes after hurricane Irma. Teacher trainers for all the Caribbean region.
7. Called a friend to encourage him
8. I spoke at 2 different churches to recruit volunteers for new Good News Clubs. Recruited 16 new volunteers in one church and 9 at the other.
9 I helped trained 30 some workers a CEF all day Saturday to go into new schools.
10. Met a lady 70 + years old who shared her testimony - she had come from a very dysfunctional home a child but a lady across the street fro her was a Good News Club. She gave her heart to Christ and has been living ever sense for Him.
11. Met with another pastor who I found out was a cousin to the people who trained us when God called us to the mission field.
12. Took my almost 90 year mother to the symphony
13. Went to the grocery store and a lady approached us from a church who helps out teaching the adults English as a second language where Beth and have been teaching the children. She shared how important is what we are doing.
14. Quiet time every morning. Read the Word of God.
15. Entertained our son David and his wife Gina
16. Got a tooth pulled
17. Went to Awana but found out it was cancelled because the electricity is out.
18. Beth and I shared sometime together and we also saw our grandchildren
19. Beth taught a Women's Bible Study.
20. Met with more potential ministry workers at the coffee shop.
21. Slept almost 24 hours.
22. Much more if I really thought about it.
God was moving and proceeding me every step. Just as He proceeds your every step. Try to identify how many people crossed your path during 72 hrs . Picture those faces for just a moment. Picture the moments in your day. We as human beings are confronted and fascinated with time. Time is such a precious commodity and now that time is gone forever. We are preoccupied with theme of time travel and we are drawn to our phones and watches numerous times throughout the day. Time marches on and the question looms in front of all of us... how much more time do I have? It all started with "In the beginning ..." and will end with "time will be no more..." "Time is free but priceless, you can't own it but you can use it, but once you have lost it you can never get it back." It is an irreversible process. May I encourage you to understand the time we live in. We need to realize each of us still living has been chosen for this specific time in history This is the precise time we were born for. Each of us have a precise call on our lives. We may be living in what appears to be the last days of time. This is a time when building Holy and righteous character is becoming ever more difficult. We are living in a era of great compromise even in the churches. There is an intensifying of the assault and deep seated hatred toward the things of God. Man in his wisdom is leading society to the cliff and man one by one is falling over into the pit of hell. The time is now for man to seek God and His Son Jesus for salvation and an eternity without time in heaven with God Himself. Meanwhile, we must redeem the time and live out our time with excellence. Colossians 3:23 in the Bible says "whatever you do, work heavily as for the Lord and not men. Time will soon be no longer. Time is moving toward the ultimate end, a goal that will be realized at the time of Christ's return.. are you ready?