Happy New Year, Me Recycled.

Every year we hope for a better, prosperous, more fulfilling year than the last. I do realize around this time people make the same resolution or the all too familiar New Year New Me. Every year. Last Sunday we had a guest speaker Pastor Rick Cotton. He delivered an awesome message, perfect for the last Sunday of the year.
I'm going to share a tad bit with you.

Patience, Faith and Courage: Rahab Recycled

Rahab could easily be called the hero of the Battle of Jericho. Two spies found themselves at the door of Rahab. What would have happened if they knocked on the door of someone else? Some people can't get past the part that Rahab was a prostitute to see the good in what she did. (was meaning past tense) Rahab's reputation was so bad that a mere makeover wouldn't have helped.

Rahab needed to be recycled.

What does it mean to be recycled?

1. Being reclaimed

2. Being reprocessed

3. Being re-purposed

We have to change our habits, do them in a different way. Find a new use for what we have. Anything that goes through the recycling process has already been purchased. None of us are saved when we come into this world. We have been bought by Jesus.

*Reclaimed

Part of the reclaiming process is that there are places to take back what we're trying to get rid of. Somewhere it needs to go for the process to begin. It doesn't matter where we are when we make ourselves available to God.

*Have to be Reprocessed

The reprocessed item serves a greater purpose than what it was before.Recycling makes peoples lives and the Earth better. Many other people benefit from the reprocessing process. An outside force has to be applied chemical process. Most of the time basic elements don't serve the purpose, we need to add to it.

*Re-purposed 

Faith is often tested.God isn't just satisfied with conversion. We're given a divine purpose only we can can fulfill. God is good, he gives us opportunities to share/show our faith by how we interact with others. Most of the time it doesn't cause us to put our lives on the line. 

The message was awesome, so much I have thought about it every day since then. I had to share Brandon and I were just talking about how we were about to see New Year New Me status'. Our goal was to move in the right direction to fulfill our purposes motivating each other and making this a better year allowing the Holy spirit to lead us more. You see I have this problem called laziness/procrastination and I've allowed too many excuses.  I ask God to reclaim me,reprocess and re-purpose.

I realize that I had been limiting myself and closing myself off to others. I want to allow myself to connect more with other people. I am never going to forget that where I am on my spiritual walk now, I haven't always been at this place. I will remember what it took to get here, cause it's all about the journey, it allows me to be able to relate to others. Sometimes you just have to meet people where they are, no judgement; pass on the knowledge that you are suppose to and in the end it's their decision to make a choice.  I want to be a blessing to everyone I come into contact with and be bold enough to say what is put on my heart to say.  Each year just keeps getting better and better. This year we'll be adding another girl to our family, Kolby will be turning 4,celebrating 3 years of marriage, and diving deeper into our ministries. Ask God to recycle you. I pray for a very prosperous and successful year for my family and yours.

As my daughter always says, "Praise Jesus."

Anyone else feeling inspired?