This post was a loving reminder. Thank you for reminding me that there are people like EM Bounds who wear grooves in his wood floor from praying so much, and God is pleased. And likewise, he is pleased with me with a minuscule prayer life by comparison. It takes the observation of others to let you see yourself with the proper prospective. There is a watching world seeing Christ in us.
Just imagine all of the millions of Christians in the workplace giving glory to God by recounting their testimony, by praying for a coworkers, by living a righteous life that is foreign to them. I once knelt down and prayed for a client’s knees. I had just met her 2 hours before and she could barely walk. God asked me in that moment to pray for healing. So I did. And to both our amazement, she got up and pranced around like a leprechaun. It’s still brings tears to my eyes.
In the mist of my 12 hour workday, God was pleased with me. The prayer only took a minute or two, but I know the joy of the Lord was in us and over us and was radiating out through us. In the workplace!
I think it’s clear that God wants us in the world, but not of the world.
Your posts are inspiring. I appreciate you so so much .
I am in a practice preaching ministry called Back Benchers, and my passage is on John 12:1-11, so thanks for the illustration of “not even the disciples had Jesus say that about them”. It has made it into my sermon.
Btw, was the rolling with the cheddar a reference to Coopers Hill in England?
I might even also add that your workplace functions can also be worshipful, extravagant and beautiful -- as you interact with coworkers, customers, vendors, as you build stuff, as you make money decisions -- all of these too can be sanctified.
IHOPKC has had such a narrow view of what worship and prayer can actually be. I think about the angel greeting Cornelius in Acts, telling him that his alms to the poor had risen as incense to heaven. And that's just one example.
Hi Chloe,
This post was a loving reminder. Thank you for reminding me that there are people like EM Bounds who wear grooves in his wood floor from praying so much, and God is pleased. And likewise, he is pleased with me with a minuscule prayer life by comparison. It takes the observation of others to let you see yourself with the proper prospective. There is a watching world seeing Christ in us.
Just imagine all of the millions of Christians in the workplace giving glory to God by recounting their testimony, by praying for a coworkers, by living a righteous life that is foreign to them. I once knelt down and prayed for a client’s knees. I had just met her 2 hours before and she could barely walk. God asked me in that moment to pray for healing. So I did. And to both our amazement, she got up and pranced around like a leprechaun. It’s still brings tears to my eyes.
In the mist of my 12 hour workday, God was pleased with me. The prayer only took a minute or two, but I know the joy of the Lord was in us and over us and was radiating out through us. In the workplace!
I think it’s clear that God wants us in the world, but not of the world.
Your posts are inspiring. I appreciate you so so much .
I am in a practice preaching ministry called Back Benchers, and my passage is on John 12:1-11, so thanks for the illustration of “not even the disciples had Jesus say that about them”. It has made it into my sermon.
Btw, was the rolling with the cheddar a reference to Coopers Hill in England?
I might even also add that your workplace functions can also be worshipful, extravagant and beautiful -- as you interact with coworkers, customers, vendors, as you build stuff, as you make money decisions -- all of these too can be sanctified.
IHOPKC has had such a narrow view of what worship and prayer can actually be. I think about the angel greeting Cornelius in Acts, telling him that his alms to the poor had risen as incense to heaven. And that's just one example.
Anyway, loved this (as usual).