Wednesday in WFM......9/7/16.

Good Morning...

Today I just did some things that I needed to do...mundane uninteresting things. However, I went to my Writing class. I never cease to be amazed when my class members read the amazing things that they have written. We had a couple of prompts to write about. Everyone came up with different takes on the topics. It is a real pleasure to be there and hear these talented people read what they have written. After that I stopped off to visit my cousin, Sally. Shame on me I had not called or visited her since I got back from Maine. I seemed to be in slow motion on my reentry. I enjoyed visiting Sally. We were practically brought up side by side. I guess you could define it as "sisters from a different mother."

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Sandy Billingham titled the devotional she wrote,  "Out Of The Box."   Basically she is inviting us to be creative and original in how we do what we do. When that happens growth happens and learning spirals upward. She said that Jesus often ministered and taught with thinking that was outside the box. Sandy wrote, "He may want us to do differently. Sit at His feet and wait upon Him. Let Him show us how He wants to reveal His "out of the box" creative ideas in  which to touch a world that desperately needs Him.

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"Out Of The Box" 

As Jesus ministered to thousands and  thousands of  people,  we can safely attest to the fact that His life was never boring or ordinary. As Jesus walked the earth He was ready to always please His Father  and never turned away from those in need.  The interesting  part  of His ministry was that He changed things up on how He went about ministering and teaching. If  you can recall  the many experiences  He had blessing people, He was always about the Father's business and it was always in fresh and new ways.

Let's take a look at the scripture out of Mark 8:22-25...

 "Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man 

to Him, and begged  Him to touch him. So He took the blind man 

by the hand and led him out of the town.  

And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, 

He asked  him if he saw anything.  And he looked  up and said, 

'I see men like trees, walking.' Then  He  put his hands 

on his eyes again and made him look  up. 

And he was restored and saw everyone clearly."

Jesus clearly had a peculiar but effective way in ministering to the blind man. And I am sure the blind man at the moment may have been taken back a bit having Jesus spit on His eyes. But on the other hand, being blind for a long time, and then being able to see, I am sure he was purely elated with the end result!

I would say Jesus ministered "out of the box". He ministered  in ways we never  would  have thought of or dreamed of! After all, Jesus is a highly creative God. All we  have to do is look around and see His magnificent creation!!

Maybe we  have been in different ministries for  years and doing things the same old way week after week. Possibly our prayer time has been the same rigid  routine. Or what  about how we approach our family, neighbors and strangers and co-workers and friends?

Maybe the Lord is wanting to birth something fresh and new in us and we  are not allowing the change. Do you think He may be wanting us to do something "out of the box"?

My challenge to each of you and myself is to ask the Lord what it is He may want us to do differently. Sit at His feet and wait upon Him. Let Him show us how He wants to reveal His "out of the box" creative ideas in  which to touch a world that desperately needs Him.

If it is from God, you can be assured that His life will be flowing through us and transformation will most definitely take place!

With Jesus directing  our  paths, every day can be an "out of the box" experience!!

Waiting on Him, 

Sandy Billingham

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Prayers are lifted up daily for 

you by the Devotional Writers 

and the Monthly Writing Staff

of Women's Focus Ministries.

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