This is an expansion of My Invitation from my lectio blog posting on 1/24/14
My invitation is to simple emulate Jesus and serve one another in love. Easy to say but tough to do.
My invitation is to open my eyes and seek after God seriously. To often I go through life seeking God but my eyes are closed so I don’t see him, my ears are closed so I don’t hear him, my life is to busy so I can’t experience the things God has for me. I need to step out with my eyes open, my ears attuned to that still small voice, and taking the time to experience the life God has for me.
We are told in Matthew to love God with all we are – heart, mind & soul and to love others as well. My invitation is to make sure that my loving God and loving others is a continuous process. Like the stream of flowing water, my love must be allowed to run free; to continually be loving God and loving others. I must make sure that there are no dams that have been built to block my love from flowing freely. What are the dams that I build to block this flow?
I am being reminded that as a Christ-follower I have a standing invitation to “continually” partake in an intimate and rich relationship with God. My question to myself is why don’t I always take advantage of this?
My invitation is to drop God’s love on another so that they can then start their own ripples of love.
By extending the gift of hospitality we are in fact extending God’s love to those who are seeking rest. Let me look for opportunities to show hospitality.
Think about ways that I can love other’s in practical ways on a more regular basis.
Love, that is God’s love flowing through me allows me the the opportunity to live out all my beliefs and values and minister to those around me. I simply need to listen and follow God’s promptings. I also need to remember that I don’t need to do it all, I am but a single strand in the cable that is God’s love, holding us all together.
What is God inviting you to do this year? Month? Week? Even today?