Admired or Infectious?

I read a quote, which goes:

"When I live out discipline, I am admired by others. But when I live out passion, I am contagious and infectious to others!"

The question hits us, which do we want to be? Are we of the mindset that we only want other people to admire us for trying to live as Christ would have us and think well of us knowing inside they hold us in high esteem and we would be considered as worthy.

Or do we want to be infectious to others simply because our love for the Father is so plain to see and yet so simple to explain to those we come into contact with and not even thinking of how our standing is with them?

I truly hope and pray that I can be seen as a contagious and infectious person trying to let people see that I love a huge and awesome and powerful Father, who in return loves me more than I can imagine. The good thing is, the thing that has infected me and made me contagious is something that the world is crying out for in desperation ~ the love of the Father.

I often think of Paul before and after. In Acts 7 and 8, Paul was there whilst they stoned Stephen and gave his approval to his fellow men who were looking on and hanging on his every word and nod. And then going on, he worked to destroy the church and his admiration from others only grew.

However, if we look at his letters after his conversion, you only have to dwell on the words he uses to know he speaks of the essence of pure love and is now living out passion and has become infectious and contagious to many others. In Romans 13:14, he tells us to clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ. This sounds to me like someone who is living out passion to it’s fullest.

We all know that in Corinthians he tells what love is and how important it is when compared against everything else. Again in 2 Corinthians 4: 18, he tells us to fix our eyes on not what is seen but rather what is unseen because what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal. Yet again, this is living out passion and relishing the love of the Father being poured into his life as a result.

I believe this question is begging to be answered by us both personally as well as together as a family and church so let us live out passion just like Paul and take heart knowing we can soak in the Father's love to come. 

I am looking forward to being called infectious and contagious with all of my Southlands family.

Turn "Just Another Day into The Best Day Ever!!"

We all do it. we wake up in the morning for work and make that all familiar groan and sigh. We eventually get out of bed and have breakfast and make our way to work praying for strength to make it through the day. Sound familiar?

Why not start the day by giving it to God and asking Him for a day that He can bless you with. Although we serve a loving Father, He is also a jealous God and demands every part of us and our being. When we give God our beginning, he blesses us in ways we can not begin to imagine.

Proverbs 3:9-10
"Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing and your vats will brim over with new wine."

It is only by living a day that God is involved in that we can find blessing in. Without involving God in everything, we try to do things on our own strength and in doing so we step out of His plan for us and the blessings He brings into our lives.

Put God first and begin with Him and we will find that everything else will come naturally. This is not something I do easily but I continue to ask for help to do it better each day, it is all we can do.

YOU

You are unique!

You have been created by the King of Kings not to imitate others in this world but rather to imitate His Son, Jesus. It is our goal to live a life pleasing to the Father by trying to live like Jesus.

Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.


Remember you are a one-off brand that God wants to promote to the world and let them see you. It is down to you to ensure the people of this world see the best of your brand. Be encouraged and don't try to be anything other than the best YOU that you can be.