Hidden in Christ

This past Friday the girls and I made chocolate covered pretzels, pumpkin muffins, and pumpkin seeds for a bazaar at our church. We were hoping to make some money for Samaritan's Purse, an organization that helps the hurt and the poor around the world by supplying needs and bringing them the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Even though we didn't sell alot we had a lot of fun baking together and talking and meeting new people at the bazaar. Here are some pics of the girls working together:

I also wanted to include part of a devotion I read today in my daily devotion book, My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. It said, "The true test of a saint's life is not successfulness but faithfulness on the human level of life. We tend to set up success in Christian work as our purpose, but our purpose should be to display the glory of God in human life, to live a life "hidden with Christ in God" in our everyday human conditions (Colossians 3:3). Our human relationships are the very conditions in which the ideal life of God should be exhibited."

The title of my blog really pertains to what this is saying. I desire my life to show the glory of God in any and every relationship I have. That requires total surrender to myself and total obedience to the will of God.

Do I falter...yes

Have I failed miserably at this...yes!

But, oh, those times when I shined my Light to those around me...I felt a sense of peace, joy, and all that the Word says I am in Christ Jesus came true.

He is true...He is real...and the question I have now is....

Am I willing....

no...

am I determined to follow Him, daily, minute by minute, hour by hour, at all cost...

... to experience all that He has for me.

After all...

I know it can only be good and far better than what I have planned for myself.

God bless you all tonight.

Love you.