Mission

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deut. 6:5

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 cor. 13:4-7

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
John 13:34

this is going to sound cocky, but i don't mean for it to come across that way. i have a great deal of head knowledge about the Bible; i can quote scripture with the best of 'em. if people need to know where to find a verse, they come and ask me. (for which i'm honored, and surprised.) it's a priority in my life to know God's Word - in my heart and in my mind. but lately i've been struck with the question, 'what am i doing with all this knowledge?' can others see that i'm a christian thru my actions? am i loving others with a passion that portraits Christ? what am i saying when i say nothing at all? and who do i know that may have never heard me speak of my Savior, my Lover, my very Life?

too often my mouth is filled with complaints, harsh words, put-downs, negative criticisms, slams, hypocrisy, slander, gossip, and just plain filth. and sometimes denise so graciously points out my quick tongue. i love having a close friend who is willing to speak some truth into my life,(tho i may not enjoy the chastising when it's being administered). that is a larger blessing that i could ever express. (thanks be to the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for accountability partners.) so i guess my challenge is to consciously make an effort to love those around me with the love my Friend has lavished on me, that others may see His grace and melt away their selfishness.

most precious Jesus,
it is an honor and privilege to know You in an intimate way. i love waking up in the morning and You are my first thought. and then comes the praise song filling my heart with gratitude and awe of who You are, and how You are creating me to be more like You. let me be a light to shine Your love. may You send others into my life whom You need to touch. let me be faithful to You. i adore You, Jesus. i love You. my heart swells to be called Your beloved daughter. humbly i bow to Your majesty, Your grace, Your mercy. my heart shall say, 'blessed be Your name.' may You continue to cleanse me from the muck which wages war within me. thru You i am more than a conqueror.
in Your precious name, Jesus ~ Amen.

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*Nancy and Yawon *Leslie *Casey