Your New Relationship

God works in mysterious ways. He knows when our heart is hurting and when He is the only one who can provide relief. Jesus keeps knocking at our door until we finally accept Him as our savior and begin a new found relationship with God...the most important relationship you will ever have.
I grew up in a Christian household, so I always "knew" Jesus, but the impact of who and what He is didn't really hit me until I was a teenager. I don't really remember the circumstance, I just remember the feeling. Like my eyes were new, I could see like I had never been able to see before. The whole world looked new to me. What an awesome feeling it was....and is!!!!!!!
Some people have a significant moment that changes their life forever. My Pastor's was a little boy handing out booklets on Jesus at a liquor store when he was in college! He had always known who Jesus was, he just chose to ignore it all.....thinking only of what the world has turned the word "religion" in to. His eyes were opened that day. He went home and read the Bible for two weeks straight....not coming out for anything or anyone. That is when he became saved and I thank God for him. He is awesome and full of the Holy Spirit! He has changed many lives, I'm sure.

Enjoy today's devotional. Let it fill your heart with memories of your own eye opening first experience with the Lord.

Motivations to Call
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

..."Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." - Mark 10:49

Do you recall the circumstances when God first called you into relationship with Him? Were you in need of something? Were you in a crisis situation? Every day God calls someone into relationship with Him through different circumstances. More often than not, the circumstances relate to a need in their life that only God can meet.Bartimaeus had the need to see again. He was a poor blind beggar, who had heard about Jesus and the miracles He had done. The crowds rebuked him for seeking Jesus, yet he continued to cry out. "Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'...Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus" (Mk. 10:48,50). That day, Bartimaeus saw for the first time. But more than that, he saw with spiritual eyes for the first time.Each workday, we rub shoulders with someone who has not met this Jesus we know personally. God uses needs to draw us to Himself. What need has He placed in a coworker that only Christ can meet? Perhaps you are the instrument He wants to use to introduce that person to Himself. It requires availability and a willingness to look for people with needs, then point them to Christ to meet their needs. Pray for divine appointments today.