So we’re in the second week of our Daniel Fast. One-third of the fast is behind us and two-thirds of the fast is in front of us. We can look at this in two very different lights.
We can be proud of ourselves for our commitment, for how we handled this change in diet, how we have navigated our family’s needs, how our grocery buying habits have taken a radical shift...in other words, we can focus on ourselves and give ourselves a lot of “pats on the back.”
Or, we can shift our focus and live this week with the words of Psalm 100 in our hearts and on our lips.
Psalm 100 A Psalm of Thanksgiving
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
As we focus upon our Lord, He “right sizes” things for us and this brings us to the heart of why we do what we do. Have you undertaken this fast with a pure heart, with a heart full of thankfulness for the Lord, with a heart that trusts in his steadfast love? Take a moment, offer a prayer of thanksgiving to our Lord for His goodness in your life, and ask how you can bless His name.
Perhaps, God is calling you to bless His Holy name by showing up in someone’s life and bearing witness to His faithfulness and His steadfast love in your life. How you ask?
Invite someone to join your small group where life long relationship develop
Or, if you’re not in a small group, join one and become part of a community:
Join a Sunday School Class
Join a weekday Bible Study
Join a Soul Connection Group
Maybe the way God is calling you to be a blessing is to give of your time to serve with our small group ministries:
Serve with our children on Sunday morning
Serve with our children on Wednesday evening
Rev. Liz Millar at lmillar@gfumc.com and Rebeccah Damon at rdamon@gfumc.com are available to help you connect within our Discipleship Ministries.
Blessing my brothers and sisters!
Rev. Liz Millar