Being a Christian Sponge

Over the past week I have been thinking a lot about a few points from this past Sunday’s sermon. Our study from the last part of Philippians 4 reminded us that we need to be completely saturated with the presence of God. Like a sponge that has been dunked into a bucket of water that can not be moved without spreading a bit of that water everywhere it goes, we also should be so saturated with God that no matter where we are or what is happening we should be spreading the blessing of God’s presence to everyone who comes into contact with us.


Oh, how much would life be different if we lived like this? I believe the early disciples had discovered the key to living like this and that is why they were know as “those who have turned the world upside-down.” One of the things that we learned about that helps us in living like this is to stay focused on God and God alone. If we just keep our eyes on “the author and perfecter of our faith” then we would see Him working in every aspect of our lives.

However, to live with our focus on only God is a commitment we must make every day. After making the commitment we must then work constantly at living it out. This effort is a constant battle because so many things are trying to distract us and steal our attentions. These things can be either good or bad in and of themselves but once they cause us to lose focus of God, then they become bad.

May we daily do our best to stay focused on God and God alone and as we do may we become completely saturated with His wonderful presence. Once saturated we will not be able to do anything but spread that presence to all those around us.

Do You Hear Him Calling?

Have you ever stopped to consider how important our hearing is? Often we take this ability for granted until we try to communicate with someone who is deaf or we temporarily loose part of our hearing. In our spiritual life hearing is also crucial, yet many people go through life voluntarily choosing to be deaf spiritually.


Our spiritual hearing started when we responded to God’s call for us to receive salvation but we must remember that this was just the start of spiritual hearing. We must stay attentive every moment of every day to hear what God is saying. One thing He is always calling us to is to serve Him. We were created to serve by walking in Jesus' footsteps and bringing His life to everything we touch.

Serving God is not reserved for preachers, missionaries, and those in so-called "full-time Christian service." Everyone who claims to be a follower of God is called to live every moment of every day in Christian service right where we are living and working! He has equipped each of us with special gifts that are perfectly suited to His plans for our life and the impact He wants us to have on others.

Just as Jesus' life was characterized by serving others, we must also be servants. Why then, do so many Christians prefer to be served than to serve? Genuine servanthood begins with a heart saying: "God, You own me, and everything I have is Yours. You're my Lord and my God, and worthy of all I can give. Whatever You want me to do, no matter how big or small, the answer is yes. You've promised to equip and anoint me with Your Spirit to enable me to do whatever You've called me to do, so here I am as Your servant."
Do you hear God calling to you today? If you do the next questions must be, How are you going to serve Him in your daily life? Remember to be quick to listen to all that God is saying as you travel on in this New Odyssey we call life with God.