Sunday, June 30, 2013

A New Commitment

In God's created world He has given us many things to enjoy, and, of course, for me that includes tea!  No surprise there!  ;-)

After my recent trip to Indianapolis, I was challenged to re-evaluate my priorities and objectives. Below is a photo that appeared in the printed General Assembly & Convention Daily Summary distributed each day, and it is partly responsible for today's post.


"I FEEL A DEEP BURDEN FOR SO MANY
AMERICANS WHO LIVE WITH NO
LASTING HOPE.  TOGETHER, WE CAN 
HELP THEM FIND IT."
~ BILLY GRAHAM

Dr. Graham's photo and quote is in regards to a massive, nationwide effort  this coming November to reach people across the United States and Canada with the "Good News" of God's redeeming love [myhopewithbillygraham.org].

Romans 14:10-12 reads:  "...We will all stand before God's judgment seat... each of us will give an account of himself [herself] to God."  While I've been more than eager to share my passion for tea with everyone, I've been much more passive about sharing my love for God.

I often enthusiastically declare tea's calming, rejuvenating, and healthy qualities, but I must also declare that a personal relationship with God, by far, supersedes anything a cup of tea can ever provide - good though it may be!  

So every Sunday going forward,  I will write a blog post with a spiritual emphasis.  I must confess that I've had to muster courage, because to use another quote of Dr. Graham's: "Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God!"  Romans 1:16a is my declaration:
"I am not ashamed of the gospel, 
because it is the power of God
for the salvation of everyone who believes..."

Please  join me every Sunday over a cup of tea, as I share a scripture or brief story of LASTING HOPE.  

May God bless your week!

7 comments:

  1. I look forward to your Sunday scripture posts.

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  2. Phyllis, I look forward to your Sunday posts. Thank you for sharing today.
    Blessings.

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  3. Sounds like a great plan to me!!!!

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  4. Amen once again, Phyllis! I admire Billy Graham so much and I look forward to your Sunday posts. I write a Sunday post when I can. When I first started to blog I posted every Sunday. Perhaps I should make time to do it again. Thank you for your email and have a wonderful week.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  5. Thanks, Phyllis, for your testimony. We really do need to share God with others, in order that more might be saved.

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  6. I am looking forward to reading your Sunday blogs!

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  7. I'll look forward to these posts, Phyllis! Keep up the good work!

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