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Hey friends! I was asked today by my brother @bradbechler to respond to his post titled: "What are you Doing to Make a Change"
This is what I wrote:
l too feel, like my fellow brother in Christ, like there is a HUGE need for helping people in this world today. I believe that as I grow in Christ, I need to reach out more and more to others who are in need of Him! I remember just a few months ago where I was sitting in church and my Pastor talked about sharing your testimony with others and how much that really helps people. I had also heard that in a Bible Study a week earlier. Now, because I have come to know my Heavenly Father a little better, I believe He was talking to me that day.
As I went home, I prayerfully asked what it is that God wanted me to share and how? I wasn't a preacher, I didn't have a bible study, and most of my friends already know what it going on in my life. That's when the Holy Spirit spoke to me, through a friend of mine, who suggested I blog.
At first, I have to admit, I was shy about it. I didn't think anyone would read it or even care about my life and my pain. To me, my life was boring, but I was missing the Truth and the point.
I realized that my life was not normal, that my life had MANY ups and downs, and that I had been through so many hardships and struggles. I knew then that my Heavenly Father was telling me that no matter how big or small my problems were, by telling my stories and my struggles, other people would be encouraged.
Every time I write I tell myself "someone needs to hear this." That's really the only reason I continue! Since starting I have had SO many people tell me how they were encouraged by this and how they can relate and how they really needed that Word from God that day! To me, that is PRICELESS! God knows your story and your messes, but He wants to turn them into Messages for other people so they can not only get out of what they are doing, but into a victorious life in Jesus!
I am saying all of that to say that this is now my goal. For me it's to help people. God showed me an area where I can minister...online. Now, not only do I blog, but I am on Twitter where I can minister to souls every day who are in need of prayer, or encouragement, or a pat on the back. I am so grateful that I can be a part of helping someone else truly understand who God is and that He has a plan for each and every life!!
I love you and I am always here to help and encourage you!!
Philippians 1:14 "Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly."
Colossians 2:2 "My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ."
God bless you friends!
Cortnee :)
Hey friends! Some of you may know this about me, and others may not. I am on a team in the twitterverse called @Worldprayr. This account was set up by an individual who loves the Lord and loves to pray for people. I started with Twitter on March 31, 2009. When I started I wasn't sure why I was there and what I was going to "tweet" about. Then all of a sudden I realized that I could use this amazing platform to profess the goodness of God, share His Word with people, encourage those who were down and pray for those who were hurting and in need. So that's what I did. I started RTing all the great things people were tweeting about. I started building relationships with people, praying for people, and encouraging people with scriptures.
Through this journey I met an amazing team @Worldprayr. I started seeing how they were praying not just for people on Twitter or in their follower group, but also for the world at large. Then it hit me! Wow, we could really impact the world with groups like these when praying for people and sharing God's love with them. I so wanted to be a part of the team, but had no idea who was working the account and how to get in. I loved RTing all of their wonderful prayer tweets and I saw how they impacted the lives of others when I saw the replies from people who had been touched by this team.
Then one day, I saw a post that read..."if you want to be a part of the team @worldprayr..." Needless to say, that was all I needed. Truth be told, I emailed them and didn't get a response and was discouraged. Then an amazing friend of mine @Aliveinme sent me a DM. We had been building a friendship of our own and she suggested I become a part of the team @Worldprayr. I was so excited to learn that she was already on the team, and that she was actually interested in ME.
From that point on I have been a part of the @Worldprayr team. I have tweeted verses, prayed for people, encouraged people, etc. And I have loved every minute of it. Recently I was asked if I wanted to take on a more leadership type position on the team. Of course I said yes! Now I am working the email account for @Worldprayr. I am doing a lot of the administrative duties that come along with the email account and the leadership position. God knows what He is doing. God saw what I wanted to do with Twitter and now He has brought me together with a team of amazing people to impact the twitterverse, one tweet at a time!
For me, @Worldprayr is a ministry that is here to help people who are in need. To be honest, we are ALL in need. The prayers that are sent out are sometimes the prayers of the people working on the team. But God is so good, He uses the team not only to help and strengthen others, but to help and strengthen the members of the team.
My goal and vision for my role on the team @Worldprayr is endless. I love being a part of something that God has built. He brought together the members He needed with different gifts and abilities. God is the One leading this ministry and I love and am honored to be a part of it!
My challenge for everyone of you reading this, is to become part of a team of believers that are on fire to help God's people succeed in this life! Nothing is better then helping out your fellow man. I encourage you to pray for one another, lift up the body of believers and strive to reach everyone who is in need! That is what God has called us to do! We must first love God, then love others. (John 15:12) This is the Great Commission, (Matthew 28), to tell the world about Jesus, and to make disciples of nations. And I am proud to be a part of it!
God bless you all!! I love you sincerely!
Cortnee :)
aka @Cortnee4Christ
