Encouragement from Bobbie Houston

The little satin eye-shade number says DO NOT DISTURB, WORLD CHANGER AT REST!!

I love the thought of us ALL being WORLD CHANGERS!!

I love the thought that God considered us ALL unique & special enough to plant us at such a crazy/wonderful time in history.

I love the thought that in doing so, He would have invested unique gift and measure within ALL of us so that we could fulfil that planting.

I love that He is no respecter of persons and invites us all.

I love that He will use any willing heart that is, well, willing.

I love that we don't have to impress Him,

I love that we can come as we are,

I love that He specializes in people who think they are pathetic, but really aren't.

I love that He is gentle and patient and persistent in shaping us into what He knows we can become.

I love that He is not freaked out at the state of the world,

I love that He is calm,

I love that He has a plan,

I love that He considers us capable to carry His heart and make a difference.

I love that He can take the likes of you and I and make us ALL WORLD CHANGERS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

I love that no one is excluded and that we each have an individually distinct world to focus on friends, family, workmates, street, church, community and all those beautiful strangers who so often slide across our paths unseen, unnoticed.

... there's a world to love,

a world to influence,

a world to pray for.

Don't diminish your part,

don't stress over how it will all pan out and …

don't wonder how and where to find the Will of God.

Rest in His love,

rest in His providence,

rest in His promise,

be faithful with what is important and non-negotiable in His Word,

find a need,

make a stand,

put your hand up,

stay at your post and, trust me, the rest will take care of itself.

So why a pretty satin eyeshade with DO NOT DISTURB, WORLD CHANGER AT REST?

Because all world changers need reminders...

rest in His grace,

rest in His enabling,

rest in His Spirit,

rest that He is well able to complete what He has begun.

"Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit," says our God.
Our strength can carry us so far, but His Strength will carry us all the way... and then BEYOND what we could ever hope or imagine.