She's known to many as "Mum, Mumma, Pastor Bobbie" and much more. I recently read a 2 part blog (watch for more, she's hinted about part 3) by Pastor Bobbie Houston of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Yesterday, as I sent my little army of workers off into different areas to clean, I thought of some advice that's stuck with me from part 2 of the post. "Never go empty-handed through the house". What a great thought! Moms know what a constant job it is to keep the house clean (or presentable at least), and that bit of advice is so awesome! In my house there are constantly toys to pick up, laundry to put away, dishes to wash, and miscellaneous items to be kept organized. Why not grab a handful of things that need to go upstairs when I'm on my way up? Great advice! Anyway, as I sent off my little army of cleaners yesterday I reminded myself to post the link to these articles from Bobbie. They were so brilliant and such a blessing to me, and I just know they will bless someone else also.
Here are the links:
http://hillsongcollected.com/leadership/qa-with-bobbie-2
http://hillsongcollected.com/leadership/qa-with-bobbie-houston-2-part-2
On another note, that very piece of advice I mentioned from Bobbie, "Never go empty-handed through the house" just sparked a really great thought! We should also take that and apply it to the Church. "Never go empty-handed through the house." We need to be women who have something to offer others in our church. We need to be prayer warriors. We need to be nursery workers or children's church volunteers. We should be mentors and counsellors. What's in our hands? Are we learning and growing in our faith that we have something to offer others? Remember, Jesus came to serve, not be served. Our season of serving never comes to an end. We never graduate from serving. There will be seasons of rest, but we're never "done". What's in our hands that we can serve others? If that's a tough question for you or you're not sure what you can do to serve others a great place to start is by thinking about what you're good at or what you love to do. Darlene Zschech said in her book "The Kiss of Heaven" that she struggled for years believing that to serve God and others, you had to be doing something that was hard or that you didn't love to do. Once she realized that she could serve God by using the talent He gave her in her voice, she was released into such a powerful force for reaching others for the glory of God! Let's be women who never go through The House empty-handed.
Sorry...that was a random thought, I know, but it came, and I just had to go with it! Love y'all!
Here are the links:
http://hillsongcollected.com/leadership/qa-with-bobbie-2
http://hillsongcollected.com/leadership/qa-with-bobbie-houston-2-part-2
On another note, that very piece of advice I mentioned from Bobbie, "Never go empty-handed through the house" just sparked a really great thought! We should also take that and apply it to the Church. "Never go empty-handed through the house." We need to be women who have something to offer others in our church. We need to be prayer warriors. We need to be nursery workers or children's church volunteers. We should be mentors and counsellors. What's in our hands? Are we learning and growing in our faith that we have something to offer others? Remember, Jesus came to serve, not be served. Our season of serving never comes to an end. We never graduate from serving. There will be seasons of rest, but we're never "done". What's in our hands that we can serve others? If that's a tough question for you or you're not sure what you can do to serve others a great place to start is by thinking about what you're good at or what you love to do. Darlene Zschech said in her book "The Kiss of Heaven" that she struggled for years believing that to serve God and others, you had to be doing something that was hard or that you didn't love to do. Once she realized that she could serve God by using the talent He gave her in her voice, she was released into such a powerful force for reaching others for the glory of God! Let's be women who never go through The House empty-handed.
Sorry...that was a random thought, I know, but it came, and I just had to go with it! Love y'all!
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