Hi friends – As mentioned in my last post the importance of finding out the meaning of a word to gain a greater understanding of what you are reading is so important. The more we learn about the words I believe inspiration will be a part of our faith journey. The other thing I would encourage you to do is take time to inspire others. The book of Ephesians says that we are God’s masterpiece (chapter 2 verse 10). I believe when you inspire people they begin to receive this very important truth from scripture.
Every week during the school year I drive my nieces daughter to school. During these trips to school I tell her stories. It is the same story I told my son when he was a kid. The subject of the story changes and you use the child’s name that you are with to personalized the story but ultimately it is a story to inspire some creative thinking: Here is the story:
(Insert child name) woke up and said “Thank you Lord for this beautiful day. How can I serve and honour you today? (Insert child’s name) paused and prayed to see what God might put on her heart. Then she thought to herself I love to bake! How can I honour you God with my ability to bake. I know I will need to get mom or dad’s help but I believe I could bless someone who is feeling sad or upset with some baking. An opportunity to cheer them up.
The story goes into a few more details but ultimately I believe there is a level of inspiration my niece’s daughter receives in this 10 minute drive to school that has godly impact. She keeps asking to tell more stories and it is giving her opportunity to be creative.
I will end with a quote from Walt Disney – “If you can dream it you can do it.
Until next time my friends remember you are known and loved by God. Blessings!
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