MISSIONARY’S HEART

 

PRESS

Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Well it’s a new day and a fresh anointing is flowing to the people of God who choose to press forward. Yes we have put our hand to the plow and we will not look back! Too much is at stake, SOUL, SOULS, and SOULS. A loved one, a friend, brother or sister, the clerk at the gas station needs us as we hold forth the words of life. For some it means the differences between where they will spend eternity. I can hear you saying, but I am not a preacher, evangelist or missionary. Well friend you are a child of the living God. The plant where I worked for many years would have orders that had to be filled. At that time it didn’t matter what job title you held. The only thing that matter was getting the job done, longer hours, and more people helping what ever it took. Wither you believe it or not, we are in that hour, time is winding down, Jesus is soon to take his bride. It may be a kind word or smile to someone who is in spiritual need. A tract or even quoting a scripture. I went into a store to look around; it’s the dollar store where everything in the store is only a dollar. I like the fact that most of the time I can buy anything that is in the store. I picked a drink and told the check out lady that I was going to drink it and pay when I checked out. She replied “that’s ok" and I said but everyone is not honest and don’t have JESUS. Well at the reaction that came forth from that little comment shocked me! All those people waiting to check out started chiming in and saying “they need him, that’s right” and from there the words just keep flowing about our lord and savior and they were not ashamed. Why did God do this, well it was for someone in that store that needed to hear the only name where by men might be saved? I walked through the store smiling and hearing and knowing what our loving God was doing. PRESS child of god, and know that the suffering of this life is nothing compared to eternity.  As your reading this you may have had the worst blow to your faith yet. The doctors have given you a report that just can’t be real, but it is.

 You may feel as if there are no more tears to cry over that rebellious child. That marriage that was till death do you part is over the papers has been signed. Your shattered heart has been beaten to power it seems. No matter what you’re up against PRESS. Don’t worry about how, who or what just PRESS. Give it to the master who can fix anything! My son will bring me a toy and say “fix it daddy”. So I get out the glue and try my best, but sometimes it must be thrown into the trash as I am helpless to repair it. In 36 yrs I have taken many things to my heavenly father and will say “please fix it’. Never has he ever told me it’s beyond repair. I have learned he is a master of everything and knows how. PRESS, give it to him and let him work it out, but PRESS. Maybe you have even gone the wrong way, well thank God he allows u-turns. Mistakes, failures and old wounds forget them and PRESS, because in the end we win. As I travel here and abroad there are many places to rest, detours and even lay over’s sometimes even delays. I have to just remind myself that this is not my final destination. One day I plan to cast my crown at Jesus’ nailed scared feet and thank him for helping me and giving me the strength to PRESS through these difficult times and remind me to PRESS on heaven is waiting.

 

SPECIAL NOTE: The next window for me to get into AFRICA will be toward November the next dry season & the ministry needs people to help-THANKS

 

 

May God bless you as only He can,

Bro. Joey Houston

www.brojoey.com