Tonight

I was writing a blog post tonight, for my other blog. It was very worldly... completely oriented around myself, with only paragraphthat had anything to do with God. I had spent about an hour on it, when I accidentally logged off and closed the window. When I came back, everything I had written was gone.

I cried.

The conviction was so strong. I had just wasted one hour without praising God, serving God, doing anything to glorify God.

It reminds me of 1 Corinthians 3:15 -- "If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire." How much of what I am building is eternal? How much of what I am building is pleasing to God? How much will withstand the fire?

I don't want to be saved only as one escaping through the flames. I want to make the most of every second, and have the incomparable joy of carrying out God's will in this world. I want to stop wating my time on worldly things that are worthless.

Please pray for me.

Thank You

Thank you God

for creating us in order to love us

.

For dying

in order to show us your love

.

For letting us live

in order to love us forever

.

You are Love indeed.

The Body of Christ

Our God, the Almighty Creator,
Shaped us by the work of His hands,
To shine like a light in the darkness,
And carry out all of His plans.

To some He gave hardships and sorrow,
But as soon as they called on His name,
He filled them with hope for tomorrow,
Delivering them from their pain.

To others He gave many riches,
Then taught them to cast them away,
That they might seek first the Kingdom of God,
And trust Him to provide for each day.

To some He gave voices for preaching,
To confess in the presence of men,
That Christ died so they might inherit,
The kingdom that reigns with no end.

To others He gave depth of wisdom,
To study the sky and the land,
And the deeper they dwelve into science,
They see fingerprints from the Lord's hand.

To some our God gave feet for dancing,
To worship with laughter and cheer,
While other feet travel the planet
To serve those lonely hearts, far and near.

We're all part of this powerful puzzle,
And we're working each day and each night
To make His name known
Before we go home,
We are the Body of Christ.

All around us the world is in darkness,
But our Father is giving it light,
By reflecting His love in our hearts and our lives,
We are the Body of Christ.