What do you call it when the lyrics of an old gospel tune run through your mind when sitting in church and a message is being preached from the pulpit? Distraction? Epiphany? Revelation?
The things that are involved with positioning yourself to receive from the Lord was the subject of the message. Having faith to believe that your prayers will be answered is important, of course.
Toward the end of the sermon, the melody of the old song "Is your life a channel of blessing" starting running through my mind. I could not remember all of the lyrics, so I had to google them.
The first verse goes like this; "Is your life a channel of blessing? Is the love of God flowing through you? Are you telling the lost of the Savior? Are you ready His service to do?.........."
When I think of a river channel, I think of something that is constantly flowing 24-7-365. There is a constant source for the water and a constant discharge that ultimately ends up in the ocean.
If we are a channel of blessing, we are always receiving something that we need and always giving something to someone who has a need; it could be material needs,or emotional support, or information, whatever.
If you don't have anything, how can you give anything?
What does it take to be a channel of blessing? Compassion? Humility? Strong work ethic? Faith? Knowledge (both practical and spiritual)? Courage? Long suffering? A willingness to be vulnerable? A sincere desire to actually get to know the people that you come into contact with?
In order to position ourselves to receive from God, must we learn to be a channel of blessing?
Or is there another way? Is there an easier way than that to be in a position to receive from God?
The things that are involved with positioning yourself to receive from the Lord was the subject of the message. Having faith to believe that your prayers will be answered is important, of course.
Toward the end of the sermon, the melody of the old song "Is your life a channel of blessing" starting running through my mind. I could not remember all of the lyrics, so I had to google them.
The first verse goes like this; "Is your life a channel of blessing? Is the love of God flowing through you? Are you telling the lost of the Savior? Are you ready His service to do?.........."
When I think of a river channel, I think of something that is constantly flowing 24-7-365. There is a constant source for the water and a constant discharge that ultimately ends up in the ocean.
If we are a channel of blessing, we are always receiving something that we need and always giving something to someone who has a need; it could be material needs,or emotional support, or information, whatever.
If you don't have anything, how can you give anything?
What does it take to be a channel of blessing? Compassion? Humility? Strong work ethic? Faith? Knowledge (both practical and spiritual)? Courage? Long suffering? A willingness to be vulnerable? A sincere desire to actually get to know the people that you come into contact with?
In order to position ourselves to receive from God, must we learn to be a channel of blessing?
Or is there another way? Is there an easier way than that to be in a position to receive from God?