07-16-2008, 04:30 PM
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Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Message #114
YEP, SERVING THE LORD IS GOOD! – Part 2
... continued from Part 1
Another important thing to remember is that people with a strong sense of responsibility like myself can very easily get caught in a particular trap: seeing a need and feeling that they MUST help with that need. I had to learn many years ago that the need is NOT the call!! The call is when GOD TELLS you to do it. Until then, leave well alone - still remembering THAT SERVICE IS GOOD!
(One more trap is to become 'too busy'. The saying is that if you need someone to do something look for the busiest ones and ask them! The reason is obvious – they are clearly the most WILLING ones! People may ask. But make sure you listen to HIS voice before acting!!)
We must also watch for something that I saw maybe in my very first year as a Believer. It's to do with people's PERCEPTION of what is the work of God. It seems that GOD IS ALLOWED TO START A WORK, but NEVER EVER EVER is He allowed to CLOSE A WORK! And thus I began to see people doing what they considered to be a serivce of God when God actually wanted the whole thing closed! So beware CONTINUING IN A SERVICE long after GOD WANTS YOU TO. That is, we must always take CARE to be aware of His CONTINUED calling to us - including His calling to us to STOP!! (Some things do NOT have to go on forever…)
Finally, and of crucial importance, do not put your SERVICE FOR God, AHEAD OF YOUR GOD!!! This is a most TERRIBLE TRAP!! People who are serving and doing everything God has required of them can become contented, and NOT growing in their Christian and Spiritual life, not growing towards maturity! WHY? - because they are WORKING instead of RELATING!!! Your RELATIONSHIP with God COMES FIRST OF ALL!! It comes AHEAD of service. Service should always STEM OUT OF your relationship with the Living God!
You are serving in God's Kingdom upon earth. A high privilege indeed!! And no matter who you are or what your abilities, you CAN make a difference – whether that difference is small or large! Both are of EQUAL value to the Lord!
May your service for Him be sweet indeed!
- BM, with his Lady 
TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY
FOR EVER AND EVER! AMEN!
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