Quite a long time ago, I felt that God laid something on my heart. When I was reading and praying, I felt that He said he wanted Leonard and I to model our lives after Aquila and Priscilla.
It turns out there isn't a whole lot of information about Aquila and Priscilla in the Bible. But what there is seems right down our alley. We've read all the scriptures that have to do with them, and we've read a lot of commentaries, and so far what we've found is we love doing the things they did.
We LOVE welcoming people into our home. We love sharing our love for God with them and freely offering any encouragement/knowledge that we may have. We love doing everything as a team (it seems most everything we do, we do it together). And more than anything else, we want to focus our lives on doing the work of the Kingdom. One commentary said Aquila and Priscilla made money making tents so they could do the Lord's work. And I would be willing to bet that even during work hours, they were doing all they could to help others see the truth about God.
Another commentary we read quoted a man as saying, "There are two kinds of people. The kind who do the work, and the kind who take credit for it. Strive to be the first kind...there's a lot less competition there." That's the kind of people Aquila and Priscilla were. They were happy to be doing the Lord's work, and didn't care about titles, or receiving credit. They knew that it was everyone's job to minister to others, and they just did it. What a great thing to strive for.
I'm excited about our future. I'm excited to see what God has for us to do. I just pray that we hear His voice and have the courage and the vision to see it through.
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Hi, there. I just stumbled on your blog and I, too, have always been intrigued and somehow "pulled in" to Aquila and Priscilla...I always imagine they'll be fun to have dinner with someday in Heaven :).
It's exciting to read about someone listening and following with confidence even if you're not sure where God is leading you. Bless you!
Karen
www.beingsiddiqi.blogspot.com
Hey you are starting to get a number of us who have just stumbled on your blog. See! God is already using you to minister to others. He's bringing them right to you. That's a wonderful ministry Tracy!
HI, THIS WAS SUCH A BLESSING TO ME. YOUR MESSAGE IS SO POWERFUL. TEARS ARE STREAMING AS I WRITE. I BOUGHT INTO THE LIE ABOUT NEVER SUFFERING, IT CONFUSED ME ABOUT GOD AND EFFECTED MY TRUST IN GOD. WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE STARTED LEARNING ABOUT GOD ALL OVER AGAIN. GOD BLESS YOU, PLEASE CONTINUE WRITING WHENEVER GOD MOVES ON YOUR HEART TO DO SO.
LOVE IS THE SOURCE
JERRIE
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