Update #56

“…may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10

Looking out my office window

How many times have you prayed/recited/been lead through the Lord’s Prayer? I think I am somewhere beyond counting. I grew up in a church where it was recited every week. I say recited because even as a child the words would come out of my mouth and I wasn’t really paying attention to what I was saying.

What brought this up is I was listening to a sermon on CD the other day and “on earth as it is in heaven” jumped out at me. I started thinking about it - what does it really mean? I’d said it thousands of times, but hadn’t really ever stopped to think about it.

What is heaven? As a child I was taught that it was “God’s house” and that it is where people go when they die. As I got older I learned that heaven has entrance requirements (you have to accept Jesus’ death for your sins, and He as your Lord), and what you do on earth affects your heavenly reward.

At this point in my pondering I had to stop and fill Blanche’s tank (yes, the Bonneville was named) and, I think, because gas is $3.52 a gallon I started to contemplate heavens currency. What does God value?

The Bible says He values obedience (1 Sam 15:22). He values it more than sacrifice of time, money, family, possessions, rights, wills, jobs, desires…but what drives obedience? What is the impetus behind it?

After considering it, I think faith is the true force behind obedience (see update #21). So, if faith is God’s currency, does that mean the greater your faith the richer you are? If we continue on that same bent, is our heavenly reward contingent on our earthly faith actions?

I wonder what the heavenly reward of those mentioned in Hebrews 11 were. More so, what are mine? Is my faith of the type that generates reward? Am I producing heavenly currency? Are you?

What blocks your faith from flowing? What gets in the way of “storing up treasure in heaven”? What does your heavenly account look like? How can you make heaven come down to earth more often by using the currency of faith?

Updates:
Living – at my relative’s house until God puts me in different accommodation.
Car – “Blanche” is running great! The radiator cap was the problem, not the heater core! Thank you God!
Samson – is upset that the rainy season has come to California…he hates getting wet but still wants to be outside!
Work – The office is quite – everyone is out on ventures – or recovering from them in South Africa.
Relationships – I went dancing on Saturday – so fun! I learned of a weekly dance closer to my aunt’s house on Tuesday nights…it is a Lindy Hop Haven! I haven’t danced like this since 2000! Naug, you HAVE to come down!

Requests:
Housing – I am with my Aunt, Uncle, and cousin for the time being but, when the new rēp headquarters are determined, I need to a cat friendly space close to the office.
Holidays - I am staying in California for Thanksgiving and heading to Washington for Christmas – please pray for safe travel and good time with family and friends
Work – For LEMON Leadership bookings, safe travel for the teams going out and that I will be divinely inspired how to improve remote training next time around.
Relationships - deepening of present ones, start of new ones and that God will be present
Financing - Eventually my position will be salaried but at first I need to raise ~$3000 a month cover expenses. If you are interested in contributing, please see ‘Contribute’ at http://www.repurposing.biz/ on the left of the page, or visit http://www.denaandrews.blogspot.com/ and read the footer for additional info.

Blessings to you,

Dena