Cassie L. Wilson

Learning to be the light

Why You Need to Share Your Story

Share your story.

Really, friend, share. your. story. You have no idea who needs to hear what God has done for you.

And, here’s why:

In the third chapter of Acts, the Bible tells us of a man who was crippled at birth. Throughout the chapter, we learn this man sat daily at the gate of the temple asking for alms. In other words, he begged.

Day after day, the man sat at the gate hoping someone — anyone — would have compassion on him that day and offer him some sort of help. Either, money, food, or maybe even shelter.

If he sat in the same spot on the regular, it is pretty safe to say the area that he sat in was a high traffic area. It’s also pretty safe to say the man was a familiar fixture at the gates of the temple.

The people knew him.

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Are You About to Give Up? Don’t + Free Devotional

Can I be honest with you for a minute, friend?  I almost gave up.

I considered quitting blogging a few weeks ago.

Yes, friend, you read that right.  I, the one who’s been encouraging you for well over a year now to embrace your calling from God and find your purpose, I almost gave up.

I wish I had a good read to give you as to why I considered quitting blogging.  But, I’m afraid, friend, that my reasons were… well, they were just silly.

I think, though, the reasons I had to just give up were issues many people doing a work for the Lord deal with.

Ready to talk about it?  Alright, here we go.

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3 Ways to Spread the Love This Valentine’s Day

Ahhh, Valentine’s Day.  The Day of Love.  Some of us love it because it’s the day devoted to showering our significant other with sweet nothings.  Some of us like it because the good chocolate is on sale the day after.  And then there are others or us, who hate it.  I know some in that camp refer to it as Single’s Awareness Day.  But, no matter which side of the fence you’re on, Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to be reminded to spread the love of Christ.

Here are 3 ways you can share love with others this Valentine’s season (and, let’s be honest, any season!):

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How to Make Disciples and Grow the Kingdom

The week before last, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the author of a new commentary, Genuine Christianity.  Justin Miller, the author, is Lead Pastor of his church in Puxico, Missouri.  He also trains pastors to go out into the world and plant and revitalize churches.  What I didn’t know at the time of signing up to interview him was that his book focused on Paul’s letter to Titus.  And if you know me, Titus is my absolute favorite book of the Bible.  Short, yes.  But, it is also a great directive on how the Church should operate.  Not to mention, how the Church can make disciples and grow the kingdom.

Justin Miller and Genuine Christianity

While Justin is now currently the Lead Pastor of his church, his story of how he got there is amazing.  Justin told me when he was eleven, he asked someone to buy him a Bible.  The next year or so later, he was baptized, but never truly understood what grace or salvation was.  Justin was one of those kids that thought God was just ready to judge him and condemn him for every little thing.  I’m sure we, ourselves, can relate.  But, we also know that God is good and He doesn’t do that.  Salvation- true salvation– is a great thing, friend!

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You Have a Purpose: The Call to Create

We all know I like to read, right?  And we also all know the radio blares in my car whenever I’m driving, right?  Recently, my local Christian station picked up Brant Hansen’s radio show.  It was a day or so after the New Year and Brant and Sherri were discussing their itch to get back to work and create.

Brant or Sherri (I can’t remember who now) said something like, “I think a lot of people just can’t wait to get back to work after the holidays.  I feel like I just need to get back to creating.”

I know, you’re thinking it, too.

Maybe your job, whatever that is, is not what you’d describe as a job that lets your creative juices run wild.

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