Jenny's Daily Journey (JDJ): Leading to be a blessing

Bill Crosby once said that "In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." It's easy to say this but it is hard to apply it in real life. You know its human nature to fear when we see things are out of control and we are afraid to step out of our comfort zones. We are afraid to take the lead and initiate the change in us, our family, our workmates, relatives, friends, and in the community. One thing is for sure, God has bestowed upon us the power to become a beacon of change and be a channel of blessing to others. What we need is to pray to Him, ask and He will grant the desires of our hearts. 

Today, in our 2nd day of mid-year fasting, we are reminded about the unwavering faith and leadership of Elijah in prayer and in sharing the word of God to his people. His leadership in prayer has breakdown barriers of fear and opened the dawn of praise and worship to God. There are a lot of lessons we can learn from Elijah. In James 5:17, the events in the old testament were referred and described Elijah as a man with a future like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months, it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain and the earth bore its fruit. 

This description of leadership and faith in Elijah was narrated in 1 Kings 18:30-36. Elijah reminded the people who God is - He said, "Oh Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel." He acknowledges God's lordship and counting on God as "I Am" and addressed him as Yahweh, the eternal, immutable, and independent God of the universe with whom all things were possible. Elijah's actions inspire us to allow ourselves to become instruments to remind the people of our nation about who God is. Are we up for a challenge to step out in our comfort zone and preach the gospel to our nation? What is God leading you to do regularly to be a blessing in our nation?

Now is the time to lead and be a channel of blessing to others and be an instrument of change. With the recent public health emergency of the COVID19 global pandemic, we have the opportunity to preach the gospel and convey the message of God about love, faith, hope, kindness, perseverance, and understanding. No matter how small or big our actions are, it counts. Everything that we do in our homes, offices, schools, and communities, and as we commit all our works to the Lord, all of these things shall be established. 

Let us be inspired by what Warren W. Wiersbe said, "Faith in small things will lead to blessing in big things." Always honor and glorify God in all things we do. Let us take a small step of action and we will have a giant leap of faith that will have promising fruition in the future. Keep the faith burning in us always, Amen!