Happy Monday!

Romans 14:10, 12 “Remember, each of us will stand personally before the judgment seat of God, Yes, each of us will have to give a personal account to God.”

Today was the day to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What do you suppose the conversation was like when he went before the Lord? Dr. King met with a tragic death, but the life led before his death was a life ordained by God. God raised up this man in a family with a tradition of treating others with respect and kindness even when he was not treated so. God prepared him with a dream that people could solve problems by using their words and non-violent ways. God called Dr. King to a purpose that he met with the courage of conviction and a firm belief that he was following the will of God for his life. Dr. King was willing to follow that calling no matter where it led and into what danger might be present. Dr. King was a man driven by the purpose to which God had called him. I can only imagine when Dr. King went before God and God asked him, “ How did you spend your life telling others about my Son, Jesus? What did you do with the gifts I gave you?” I am sure Dr. King after this conversation entered into the kingdom with the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

Most of us do not or will not have the global impact as did Dr. King. Children will study Dr. King for generations to come and say the most amazing things about him. But you know what, it really doesn’t matter what others say about you or me. It is about what God says about us. When we come before God and enter the kingdom of heaven for all eternity there is nothing God will not know about us and He will not listen to what others have to say. God will listen only to what we have to say about how we have spent our lives.

Let our lives be driven by love for God and listen and watch for how He wants us to spend our lives. We must be continually seeking God’s plan for our lives and then have the courage of conviction to carry out the purpose God has put before us. When we come before God someday and He asks us how we spent our lives then we can say we spent our lived driven by His love for us.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.