Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Monday, September 16, 2019

QT 16 Sep 19, 1 Thess 2:19, It's not about me, it's about others


1 Thessalonians 2:19 (ESV) — For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?

NOTE: People are the goal. If we are not making an impact on people, we are a noisy gong. We are loud but we don't really love others. Our ministry has to affect others. We grow in Christ, not for our own good, but for our own good to serve others. We grow in love not to be more loving, but we grow in love to be more loving to others. It is not about me or how I look -- that is the noisy, clanging gong of 1 Cor 13. The key is how is my life making an impact on others?

PRAYER: Father, forgive me when I only think about self. The idea of ministry is to minister. Give me a strong impact on all the people around me. Help me to truly love and care for others.

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