Being a witness to our Family Members

This daily devotional below may make sense to some of you if you ever felt that you were able to be transformed spiritually while journeying with each other in YAM, but that nothing at HOME changes. Your parents, siblings, etc still see you as the same old you..... and worse, you find that you can't behave "differently" and end up behaving Like the SAME Old You.

Ever felt like that? Or could it be that we never really "tried"? Or "Tried" but stopped?

I've struggled with that that so many times with my own family too before, that I wonder whether it is because I"m not living out my life "loud" enough to show them that I have been transformed.

Nevertheless, we live and let God touch them in His own time. WE just have to be open to HIM in case He should ever use our lives as a witness to our own family members.

AND the Best part is.... We don't actually know when that time will come. SO we have to be patient. That's where the challenge is isn't it?

Just a thought of the day.

God Bless,
Sam

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A Prophet without Honor
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman
11-30-2009

"Where did this man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands? Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house" (Mark 6.3, 4).

Have you ever noticed how difficult it can be to spiritually impact your immediate circle of relationships and family? Jesus warned us of this phenomenon. We often relate to family and friends differently because they have a history with us that no one else has. They most likely have not had the privilege to witness the spiritual transformation that you have experienced and is evidenced by others in your life.

The spiritual authority that others may recognize in you is not there with your own family and friends. "After all, you're just my sister or brother, with whom I fought, played, and lived everyday life," is what is thought. Jesus was more qualified to be a carpenter than the Son of God in his own family and community's eyes. It was too difficult to change old perceptions of someone they knew so well. So too, is it for your family members.

The sad result of this mindset is that we often do not experience the same fruit of ministry in our family's lives that we do outside this circle. It is an unfortunate truth. "Jesus still healed a few sick people," meaning there is still a remnant of faith that can receive from you and I. Ultimately, God determines the fruit of our lives. Do not allow spiritual pride to prevent you from freely giving to your family and friends when they do not receive you in the way you think they should. You don't know which "few" God will choose to touch through your life.

Many did not receive Jesus. Therefore, many will not receive you. Nevertheless, allow God to touch the few in your circle He chooses to touch through you.