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Faith Filled Friday

10/31/2014

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You've probably heard we need to guard our heart. What does that mean? Proverbs 4:23 shows us guarding your heart means being careful of the influences we expose yourself to, cautious of what you spend time thinking about. Why? Because it sets the course of your life. What you spend your time thinking about sinks into your heart and you'll get more and more attached to it. Then you end up putting your time and energy toward what you're are attached to.

I think we not only need to guard our heart but direct it. For me to stay focused on the mission Jesus has given not only to me but to every believer, I need to continually put the mission and the need for the mission before me. I need to make sure I'm watching videos, listening to podcasts, reading books... anything to continually remind me of what I'm actually called to be doing as a Christian. Because vision leaks. 

Has your vision for the mission leaked? Here's a reminder of the great need. The need to make disciples of all nations.
  

And just to be hearers and not doers is the goal right. So if you're not going, let's be praying. I just love Joshua Projects Unreached people groups app. It shows you a different people group to pray for and tells you things to pray and there's even a little button you can click when you've prayed and see how many others have prayed that day too. (So my dorky like to cross things off a list side comes out). Check out the app by clicking the app below and lets keep the global mission of God before our eyes continually. 
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We exist to glorify God, to display His heart and character. And I just love how we are all uniquely built to do that. So every Friday I want to give you, uniquely designed by God, an opportunity to link up your thoughts on God, art, baking, photography, parenting, marriage, homeschooling, writing or blogging and more if they tie into or display the Lord somehow. 

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Laura, the creator and host of Missional Women is married and has five kids, two of whom are adopted. Laura and her husband have been missionaries to college students for 12 years serving with Master Plan Ministries. Laura is the Women's Development Coordinator and has discipled over 150 girls, led over 30 Bible studies and speaks to college and women's groups. Laura has authored 5 books, including an award winning 12 week Bible Study on First Samuel, Beholding Him, Becoming Missional, Reach; How to Use Your Social Media Influence for the Glory of God, and A Devotional Journey through Judges, a devotional to accompany the free online Bible study at TheBookofJudges.com. You can find her on facebook,twitter, pinterest, youtube, instagram and her author
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Dawn link
10/30/2014 11:24:50 pm

Laura,

A few things stopped me as I read this today, inspiring and reminding me. 1. You write, "Vision leaks", so we need to remind ourselves consistently of our mission by putting it before us. 2. The app you shared to be praying for the needs if you can be going to them I LOVE THIS!!
So Habakkuk 2 tells us to write the vision plainly so that those who read it may run with it. And Proverbs 11 says that where there is no vision people will fall . These are the 2 verses I thought of immediately when I read, "Vision Leaks."
And my heart has always been heavy with knowing I am not called 'out to the mission field' because my mission field is here at home, but always felt like I wished I could go and serve. This heart of praying you talk about is enough and I love that there is an APP to remind us to pray. I used to have a book with those statistics and the nations to pray for, but I love how easy the app would be.
This blessed me today!
Bless you,
Dawn

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Janis@Heart-Filled Moments link
10/31/2014 04:26:52 am

Hi Laura,
How easily the vision does leak from us as we get distracted by our daily to do list that we value as so important in our lives. I need to continually replenish myself with the Lord and His vision for how He wants to use me to bring others to him. Drinking in His presence, reading Christian literature, and filling myself with His words and the fellowship of other Christians will help me to stay focused on where He is calling me. Thank you for the reminder that vision leaks.
Blessings,
Janis

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Heather @ My Overflowing Cup link
10/31/2014 10:46:29 am

Thanks so much for the link-up, Laura. To God be the glory in each and every word we write!

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Misty link
11/1/2014 07:26:02 am

Its been a long time since I've written and linked.. well over a year. Thank you for providing this place to come back to.
Blessings to you always!

Misty

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Melinda Todd link
11/6/2014 10:55:29 pm

Laura, I love seeing what God is doing here and through you! I LOVE the cards and love what is happening. So exciting :)

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    • Philippians
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