Being Obedient Brings Blessings

As usual I arrived in my classroom at school about 6:45am and turned on my computer to start my day. Teaching full time has taught me to prioritize my time and over the years I finally have figured out how to squish some devotional time into my early morning. Along with listening to Christian radio on my way into school, I have subscribed to my favorite radio pastor's daily email devotional. Some mornings it surprises me to find an email from Pastor Greg Laurie in my inbox with all of the others (which really makes no sense since I did sign up to get them!) Some mornings I don't have time to read the email before school but thankfully today I stopped and read...

At the end of his entry this morning Pastor Greg wrote, “Don't worry about what God has called someone else to do. Focus on what God has called you to do, because the key in that final day is not how much you did, but why you did it. God is far more interested in our faithfulness than He is in our success. It is all about faithfulness. It is all about doing what God has set before you and doing it well, with all of your might.” As I sat there and pondered this message, the Lord brought to mind two of my dearest friends. I quickly emailed Greg's words on to them with a quick note. Not an hour later came a message back from one gal, telling me that she needed exactly that specific encouragement from the Lord today. It reinforced what the Lord had been telling her. How amazing is that!

So what did I learn today? If I had not been obedient this morning and instead had chosen to skip over the email to get on with my day, I would have missed Greg's powerful words which gave my day focus and provided food for my thoughts throughout the day. Additionally, my dear friend would not have been given the affirmation of what the Lord was calling her to do--to stay faithful with what the Lord has given her to do. She would have missed out on the must needed encouragement and so would I have missed the opportunity to be Christ's hands. How cool is that? Jesus spoke to Greg, who was obedient in what Jesus called him to do. I was obedient by sharing what I had learned and because of that, my precious friend was encouraged. What could be more awesome than that! We serve a mighty God.