Last night I had the conversation with the guys in our quartet about God awakening me to His intent as we sing and as I give my testimony.  I knew they would be receptive but what I didn’t know was how receptive.  The fears I’ve had are such lies.  Their words were:  “Your testimony gives our singing new purpose.”  “This gives us focus as we sing.”  God sure has a way of making His intent clear and meaningful.

In my “Experiencing God” workbook I am going through the unit where we learn how to know God is speaking.  This is very clear as I see what He is doing with our quartet.  Secondly, God seems to be showing me what He is wanting me to do with an area of our church that one of our pastors has been talking to me about.  We have a luncheon meeting with a few people tomorrow to address this.  I am waiting for the clarity to be confirmed.   It is fun and energizing knowing God is at work and I get the chance to be involved in it.

As I was having my devotions this morning I journaled several areas of concern facing Kathy and me.  Some of them are family and some are connected to people in ministry areas where we involve ourselves.  In times past we jump into these to give assistance as we see them.  God was checking me this morning about our past behavior.  I know now He is wanting us to be sure what we do is completing His purposes and not just the purpose of man.  Addressing needs is important but what is most important is addressing needs in a manner that completes God’s intent.  This is what I want to be doing from this point forward.