Day 265 - 100 Days Left

"We saw Lecrae on the Tonight Show because he has the number one album in the nation right now."

I remember watching this guy on the television rapping in between the sections of the Tonight Show and thinking "Who is this guy? He's good." I am not a huge rap listener but I know good music and this guy was good. To my joy and surprise it was Lecrae. I had heard some of his albums and have enjoyed some of the compilations he has done with other artists like Chris Tomlin. He is a believer and brother in the Lord. 

At the time he had the number one album so they had him sitting in with The Roots. Jimmy Fallon was interacting with him and said he wanted to have him back as the featured musical guest. 

My heart leaped because there was a Christian who was piercing through the darkness and shining the light of Jesus in mainstream secular culture. 

I am grieved every time I hear someone say that Christian music isn't as good as secular music. First of all that shows me there is no loyalty for the brothers and sisters out there that are trying to represent the Lord through music. Second, when I listen to Christian music versus secular I personally think the Christians are more cutting edge and more creative. Go listen to David Crowder, Rend Collective, Capital Kings, Toby Mac, T-Bone, Switchfoot, or hundreds of others who are pushing the envelope and creating fabulous music for the Lord and His people. There is a reason Hillsong and Bethel music are popular. The music is not just good, it is great! 

As I wrap up this post let me get down of my soapbox and bring home the point. We have one hundred days left of this year. The Holy Spirit is living in you and you have the creative power and insight of God. What could we do with the last one hundred days of the year? Do you remember the goals you set in January? Have you fulfilled those goals? How many of those goals were for there? Like, 'witnessing to my old friends' or 'repairing my relationship with my family'. If we have the power of God in us then we should be impacting the world on a huge scale. The fact is we do. 

Where are you called? What is your part in the Harvest? Who will you tell and how will you do it? Is there a door of opportunity opened to you in business or finance? Are you an artist or musician who is called to that arena? Maybe your calling is in politics or government. You could be called to be a mom who reaches the world one relationship at a time. Whatever the case is run in your lane and do it in the power of the Holy Spirit and like Lecrae, people will sit up and take notice. Isn't that after all what Jesus said? Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

What do you plan to do for the next 100 days? How will it impact eternity? 

Day 218 - No Small Thing, No Small Impact

"It was a normal day of meetings and prayer and study. The good thing is that no matter how normal it all is it impacts lives."

Your life matters. Everything you do counts. The choices we make today will impact tomorrow and eventually eternity. 

It is easy to get distracted with discouragement. Life can get boring and mundane. When life is a drag or a grind that discouragement makes a miserable existence. Eventually the negativity will seep off the tongue like bad breath. You may not realize you have it but everyone else does. 

The remedy is to remind ourselves that God has ordained our steps and that what we do matters. It matters to God, it matters to us and it matters to others. My life impacts people. Daily prayers, daily devotions and daily duties will eventually equal daily answers, daily victories, daily salvation, and daily blessing. 

When I released my book I had prayed for big things to happen. I had dreams of a huge campaign to launch it and promote it. What ended up happening was that there were delays and eventually when the book went live I had no marketing plan in place and the launch was a bit anti climatic. 

I must say that after book readings and signings when all the dust settled I wondered if the adventure was worth the journey. It was at that time I had someone share a statement with me that they got in prayer. They said that God had sent them to encourage me. The statement was; "No small thing. No small impact." That statement is not only for me. It is for you as well. I believe it is true. 

Your life adventure is worth the journey. Even the boring and mundane is holy and meaningful. 

Have you seen small things have big impact? How did it happen? 

Day 135 - Another Busy Day

"Another busy day."

There is a danger of being busy and losing track of the day. Sometimes the busyness gets to where we lose track of days on end. 

I am glad that I wrote more than this three word sentence that opened the thoughts from the day. Had I left this my only thought I would have lost a day. What a waste it would have been. 

The good news is that I wrote a whole lot more about what actually happened on this day. It was a day filled with activity, emotion, humor, significance and so much more. It was an important day and by no means a waste. 

We need to make sure that we have more than just busy days. We should always endeavor to see past just the plans and get to the purpose of God for the day. After all, He made the day. He has a purpose for it. Don't let busy creep in and steal significance from you. 

How do you guard against busyness wasting or stealing your days? How can we find the purposes of God amidst a busy life?