When a man loves the Lord

Greetings!

I am so utterly and profoundly grateful for how God watches over us. He blesses us in ways that still amaze me...

Every first Sunday we meet at one of the local rehab facilities to minister to the patients there. We know that we are there to pray and sing and love on them, but every single time that I'm there...I feel like I'm the one getting ministered to.

Today, one of my brothers in Christ spoke a word to the patients, and while he was reading the scripture he became so overwhelmed that he could hardly read it. The Spirit of the Lord was so heavy on him that the word of God came to life right before our eyes. The other thing that made it so amazing was that four of the five patients that were there were men.

When a man loves the Lord it is so powerful. It's awesome when anyone loves the Lord, but women typically don't have a problem expressing how they feel. Men, on the other hand very seldom let their emotions show. To them, it feels like they are showing weakness...when in fact, it's the other way around. It shows a confidence in Christ that wherever I am...Christ is with me and I am not ashamed of how I feel about Him.

God wants all of us to open up to Him just like that. He wants us to not be so concerned with others that it affects our worship to Him. Don't let anything come between you and the Father. We want the kind of relationship with Him that even when we don't have the words to say...we know with confidence that God hears our heart. We want that relationship to be a priority in our lives. Because when we put God first, EVERYTHING else will be added unto us.

Until next time...

Be blessed!