FOCUS!
FOCUS!!
If it was only that easy.
If every one who followed Christ with a bit of passion and determination would focus on the task at hand, the entire world would be transformed into a planet full of Christ followers in a matter of months.
The Whole Earth!! ……WOW!!!
So why after 2008 years of Ministry Team building, Church Building programs and Stirring preaching are we (Christ followers) still battling to convert and awaken the occupants of the Earth to the truth and power of our God.
Paul has revealed the simple answer to this simple question in his first writing to the Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 3:6 (The Message)
5-9Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working.
Most people struggle with the gifts they are given, they either don’t see them as gifts or they misunderstand the gifts they have and dismiss them as insignificant.
For example compassion is a powerful gift, it is a quiet gift and is often over looked; however without compassion there is no salvation. It is because of Gods compassion and grace that we are saved.
Ephesians 2
8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.
So, how powerful is compassion, when balanced with the wisdom of the spirit of God it is as important and powerful as any gift.
For a moment think about the job of a parent. A parent must perform many jobs and do all of them well. It is impossible to do everything “the best”, yet as a parent we must try our best to do our best.
God doesn’t ask us to be gifted at everything; He empowers us with a few gifts for a specific purpose.
Your children and family are your first mission field. They should be your first priority, and then go out into the world, the work place and your school.
Think about the impact you can have on people around you once you discover your gifts and start working in them as true spiritual gifts, not just as something you are good at.
Cultivate your gift, meet with a trusted leader of you church and see how you can fully apply your gifts in the work of ministry.
Compassion is just one of many gifts, they are all important and all are vital to the work of the Kingdom of God. Discover your gift and move in it!
Finally I want to encourage you with the words that God spoke to Joshua just before and again right after Moses died. These words are as powerful and relative today as the first time they were spoken. Take them and make them yours.
Joshua 1 (New International Version)
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
Focus on your Gifts and use then for the work of the Kingdom of God.
Be Blessed,
Talk again soon
The Whole Earth!! ……WOW!!!
So why after 2008 years of Ministry Team building, Church Building programs and Stirring preaching are we (Christ followers) still battling to convert and awaken the occupants of the Earth to the truth and power of our God.
Paul has revealed the simple answer to this simple question in his first writing to the Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 3:6 (The Message)
5-9Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working.
Most people struggle with the gifts they are given, they either don’t see them as gifts or they misunderstand the gifts they have and dismiss them as insignificant.
For example compassion is a powerful gift, it is a quiet gift and is often over looked; however without compassion there is no salvation. It is because of Gods compassion and grace that we are saved.
Ephesians 2
8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.
So, how powerful is compassion, when balanced with the wisdom of the spirit of God it is as important and powerful as any gift.
For a moment think about the job of a parent. A parent must perform many jobs and do all of them well. It is impossible to do everything “the best”, yet as a parent we must try our best to do our best.
God doesn’t ask us to be gifted at everything; He empowers us with a few gifts for a specific purpose.
Your children and family are your first mission field. They should be your first priority, and then go out into the world, the work place and your school.
Think about the impact you can have on people around you once you discover your gifts and start working in them as true spiritual gifts, not just as something you are good at.
Cultivate your gift, meet with a trusted leader of you church and see how you can fully apply your gifts in the work of ministry.
Compassion is just one of many gifts, they are all important and all are vital to the work of the Kingdom of God. Discover your gift and move in it!
Finally I want to encourage you with the words that God spoke to Joshua just before and again right after Moses died. These words are as powerful and relative today as the first time they were spoken. Take them and make them yours.
Joshua 1 (New International Version)
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
Focus on your Gifts and use then for the work of the Kingdom of God.
Be Blessed,
Talk again soon
Steve
