I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again
I DON’T BELIEVE IN ACCIDENTS
several years ago
maybe even a decade
a precious man
at my former home church
gave me a book
The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkerson
said I should read it
that it would change my life
I graciously took the book
said “thank you” to this precious man
politely brought the book home
shelved it
and haven’t thought of the book
once since
until a few weeks ago
while in Indiana
on a short term mission trip
one evening after supper
as we were fellowshipping
and sharing bits and pieces of our
life story with one another
one of the precious older men
said
“Here’s a book that changed my life!”
yep. you guessed it.
The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkerson
he said
“If you read this…it will change YOUR life.”
and he MEANT
what he said.
So on the ride home from Indiana
I began to read
and on the
VERY FIRST page
God pricked my heart!
Wilkerson spoke of a seminary chaplain who challenged him
with a question
and then
a statement
“Want a bigger vision for your life?”
“Sign up to be a gimper for God.”
Wilkerson goes on to explain that a “gimper”
is someone who always does a little more than what’s required or expected.
I liked that.
I read on.
Wilkerson shared how his seminary chaplain
“took as his text the briefest of Bible biographies: “Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers” (I Chronicles 4:9). Jabez wanted to BE more and DO more for God, and as we discover by the end of verse 10-God granted him his request.”
Wilkerson wrote, “End of verse. End of Bible story.
Lord, I think I want to be a gimper for you.”
after reading these words
with my heart pounding like a drum
I wrote out to the side
“me too.”
because
I DO want to
BE more
and DO more for my Lord!
don’t you??
He gave HIS LIFE for us!
I am blessed to be a blessing.
We all are.
As His vessels we are to live a life of PURPOSE for Him.
He has given us desires, gifts and convictions to greater advance HIS KINGDOM!
We all have a story.
Life experiences. Good and Bad. Happy and Sad.
Ask God for the grace to share your story
to encourage another
or bring one closer to Him
for His glory.
I once read
that someone said
“there is really very little difference between people-
but that little difference
makes a great deal of difference.”
I want to make a difference FOR HIM
because He has made a difference IN ME!
so join
Cowboy Dan, and the little rascals as we
PRAY
BELIEVING
EXPECTING
over the next 30 days
this little
So God granted him his request.
If you have read and prayed this prayer, believing..
I would love to hear YOUR story..