May Jesus be seen in me

Just recently I finished reading a book by Nina Gunter and Gay Leonard titled "Holy Leadership in a Hectic World" It was what I called my Monday night book because I took it with me to my part time job on Monday night and when I had time I would read a chapter or two. While it was a very good book, but for me the last chapter was the most powerful chapter of the book. I read the last chapter when the song "It Is My Desire to be Like Jesus" when going through my mind all day long and that was my constant prayer. This book is about Godly Leadership principles and one of the authors had this to say, "The Jesus style of leadership is as old as His Word. If you want to know more about God look at His Son, read His Word, model His Character, emulate His prayer life, adopt His servanthood. In short in all your leadership responsibilities, remember Jesus. This is not good direction for the Christian Leader but for each child of God. Again it is my desire to be like Jesus.
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Maybe I have already touched on this subject and if I did I apologize, but I must say that this is a new insight. Garth Brooks had a popular song at one time and it talked about thanking God for unanswered prayers. For me though it was to help me see that it was not an unanswered prayer, but an answer I thought God had given to me. This answered did not come from God but from my emotions and if God HAD NOT opened my eyes as he did it would have been a very large mistake again based on emotions and not an answer from God. In some way I felt like Jonah I did not want to hear what God was really telling me but I went by my on emotions the difference was mine was based on family and Jonah's was based on hatred. While each one had a different reason they both were wrong just as Jonah ran I was wanting to do the same thing. God could have said okay Darrell I will give you what you want, but don't come to me crying when it all blows up in your face, but instead he said Darrell I love you so much that I must do all that I can to keep you from making this mistake and so he helped to see as it has been said the error of my way. I thank God for unanswered prayer or in this case the right answer but for me the wrong interpretation of that answer. The song of my heart is still, "It is my desire to be like Jesus"
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My prayer my desire

At times most of us have had an annoying tune that has stayed with us all day long then there has been other times in which God has placed a song on the heart and mind. This evening after my walk as I was doing a few things around the house the word from a great hymn came to my mind "It is my desire to be like Jesus"now I can not rememeber the remainder of the song, but for me this is enough. As a little boy I remeber wanting to be every thing from a fireman to a garbage collector and as I grew God called me to his service and as great as this has been even in the low times my desire is to be like Jesus.
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Two Mile Prayer Time

On June 9th and 10 th my wife and I became a part of a program to improve the physical health, the financial health, and church health of the pastor and his wife. In these two days we heard from some who have had physical problems in days and years past and how finding out what was wrong and how they became healthier had changed their life. About 2 weeks after these two days I got a call from a nurse who told me that first of all I had Sugar diabetes and second that I was dangerously over weight and the plan was to see my doctor, begin to excesise, and eat healthier. I have to admit that none of this sounded like fun and I started thinking why did I even want to go to this Health and Welness Summit, but I did and now go along with the plan. So I saw the doctor, saw a dietician, and began walking. I soon was up to 1 and a half miles of walking at one time and then 2 miles andI have even don 2 1/2 miles. While I have lost weight and have started eating healthier and I feel better the neatest thing that has come from it is the 2 miles of praying I do I talk to God and he talks to me. I have started praying for the occupants of the houses I past or for blessings on some of the business I pass and I even pray Lord close down that drinking establishment. The other morning I was out walking as the kids were waiting for the school bus and God said pray for those kids some of them have never been in church the only time they hear God's word is when mom or dad use my name in vain. I have to admit I began to cry as I prayed for these kids I past, at different corners waiting on their bus knowing that they need Jesus. Before I started praying that 2 mile seemed like a long way but when I am have a conversation with God time goes fast. For me it is not praying for an hour but for 2 miles. May each of us continue in an attitude of prayer ready to pray at a moments notice
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