Front Lines

It is almost a full year since I have heard the term "front line."  A year ago a radio celebrity asked what my position was at Hope FM. I prceeded to tell him that I was "just" the office manager. He replied with "I have respect for you. Your job is the toughest because you're on the front lines. Us dj's (I was among 5 at a round table) are behind the mic in a closed room. The office managers deal with the real issues." I didn't think about that statement until just the other day. People have called or come in the office in need of prayer or a hug. Some people need a sound board,  compassion, strength and sometimes tough love.
In the past my eyes were opened to the reality that I am on the front lines of this spiritual warfare. I was chosen by God to be in this place to do His work through Him. His word tells me so. In this process, I have to recognize when I too need a shoulder to cry on, a soundboard, compassion, strength, and sometimes tough love. Most of the time all we need is prayer and we're too prideful to ask for it.
The people I meet may not study the scriptures, look for evidence of the resurrection, or even do a word research but one thing I do know, they encounter the resurrected Messiah when they encounter me.
For I know my reedemer lives, I spoke to him this morning.


~Be encouraged
The same God of yesterday walking with Adam and Eve is the same God you encounter in others when you look for Him.