Did you know that God has put good things within you that He wants you to give away to others? Imagine that within your spirit God has placed two baskets. As you begin your day, the Holy Spirit deposits in one basket what God wants you to give away that day. Each day the number and type of things deposited in your basket may vary, depending upon the needs that God wants you to touch and the people He wants you to bless.
Often, what the Holy Spirit deposits in your basket is a mystery. You do not know exactly what God has in mind for you during a day. The good news is that He doesn’t ask you to try and figure it out or run around in circles trying to make everyone happy or meet everyone’s needs. What He does want you to do is to be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit and to respond to Him in simple faith and obedience.
As you go through your day, you may discover that the Holy Spirit has deposited within your basket a prayer He wants you to pray, a word of encouragement He wants you to speak, a blessing He wants you to give, or an act of kindness He wants you to extend.
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Whatever it is that the Holy Spirit has deposited in your basket is what He desires for you to give away during your day. When you go to bed at night, it is good to have an empty basket. Nothing needs to be carried over, because the Holy Spirit will make new and fresh deposits each morning.
Earlier, I said there were two baskets that God has placed in your spirit. The second basket does not contain the things you give away during the day but the things that you receive from God that enrich your life and refresh your spirit. When you bless others, you are blessed; when you give out, you receive; when you empty yourself, you are filled.
Look forward to!:
YOUTH CAMP '09ANSWER THE CALL! Wow, this camp is gonna be life-changing! Imagine we discovering God's call upon our lives and to take up faith and obedience! Incredible! So sign up with sister lydia now!
This Week @ Detonate:
It's GOOD FRIDAY and we wanna be gathered in His house for this significant commemoration. Although as believers we are reminded daily of the meaning of Good Friday, but our non-believing friends do not! So, it will be a great opportunity to ask your friends to come to know about what's so special on Good Friday that it is officially a public holiday! You never know, they might really be curious about it! 10 am, in main church building Sanctuary hall. Do make a point to come earlier:)
It's gonna be another exciting moment as Sister Mei Ling shares through interesting means and a guest (guess who!) will be sharing his/her testimony! Be there at 4.45pm and join in the awesome worship!