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| What About Me? |
| Written by Gary |
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What About Me? What do you do when you give your all to something for the glory of the LORD and then you are not even noticed or recognized for what you’ve done? What if you’ve served others and still yet they refuse to acknowledge your acts of compassion and kindness? Here is what you do and it’s found in Col 3:23; “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.” This is the real test in our being a servant. If you’re not walking in the Spirit your flesh will want to rise up and take a stand to let all those people know about what you’ve done and you could get into a cage of bitterness that will cost you something. It will you cost you the blessings of your love walk! The Lord taught me this lesson of doing all things unto Him about 6 years ago. I was working in a service shop for RV repairs. It was during lunch that I would sometimes have to clean the table in the shop area because it was so dirty and I would not eat off of it. Then, the one day I didn’t clean off the table, the others complained to me that it wasn’t clean! Oh my, the flesh rose up in me and I layed into them with these words, they went something like this: “How dare you complain about this table being dirty! You all have not cleaned it up hardly yourselves and when it has not been cleaned you take it out on me, but you never gave thanks or noticed me for when I cleaned it!” After I said that as I was eating the Holy Spirit began to speak to me about Col 3:23. He said, “If you would’ve been doing this cleaning the table as unto the Lord, you would of not taken an offense to their lack of attention to your work.” That rang clear and I repented to them for raising my voice and being angered, and I repented to the Father as well. That was a difficult lesson to learn and it is one that I have not forgotten and I’m still applying to my life. We should also keep in mind that everything we do should be for His glory. If we desire the attention, then we have received the glory for it, and that is unrighteous before the Lord. John 7:18 explains that very well. The work of the Holy Spirit will always draw attention unto the Father and exalt His name, not ours! We serve a jealous God and He desires our attention as He created us to worship Him in everything we do so that He receives the glory. No matter what work you do, whether it is within the church body, prayer intercessor, worship leader, pastor or even at the work place, make sure you do it heartily as to the Lord and then you’ll know that the Father has seen what you are doing and He will reward you openly. One last thought, don’t go around trying to make a name for yourself just so others can hear about you. Seek His glory! Not yours! Matt 6:33 |
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