…so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus… —Acts 20:24
Joy comes from seeing the complete fulfillment of the specific purpose for which I was created and born again, not from successfully doing something of my own choosing. The joy our Lord experienced came from doing what the Father sent Him to do. And He says to us, “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you” (John 20:21). Have you received a ministry from the Lord? If so, you must be faithful to it— to consider your life valuable only for the purpose of fulfilling that ministry. Knowing that you have done what Jesus sent you to do, think how satisfying it will be to hear Him say to you, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21). We each have to find a niche in life, and spiritually we find it when we receive a ministry from the Lord. To do this we must have close fellowship with Jesus and must know Him as more than our personal Savior. And we must be willing to experience the full impact of Acts 9:16 — “I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.”
“Do you love Me?” Then, “Feed My sheep” (John 21:17). He is not offering us a choice of how we can serve Him; He is asking for absolute loyalty to His commission, a faithfulness to what we discern when we are in the closest possible fellowship with God. If you have received a ministry from the Lord Jesus, you will know that the need is not the same as the call— the need is the opportunity to exercise the call. The call is to be faithful to the ministry you received when you were in true fellowship with Him. This does not imply that there is a whole series of differing ministries marked out for you. It does mean that you must be sensitive to what God has called you to do, and this may sometimes require ignoring demands for service in other areas.
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Good Morning Lord. The problem I have with this is that I have too many good ideas, some of which may be from you and blessed by you and maybe are even “callings” that Chambers refers to … but there aren’t enough hours in the day or days in the week to do them all. And I have had difficulty discerning which is the best and the one you want me to focus on. My experience has been in saying yes to too many things and getting diluted and delivering a non-excellent product. Perhaps Chambers is saying exactly what you have been teaching us in his closing sentence:
…you must be sensitive to what God has called you to do, and this may sometimes require ignoring demands for service in other areas.
So that’s our prayer today, Please help us to do exactly that.
Things to remember about this: What was once my calling may not always be my calling. Opportunities pass. Beware of continuing something past when my Spirit is blessing and empowering it. Sometimes you just dont know how to quit something and it is compounded by guilt from having been taught to “Never quit” Seek me and I will guide you through all of these things. Keep checking your peace meter. When you are at the end of a season and feeling bad about ending it, there will be an underlying peace that you can trust. Vision out past where you are and sense the peace even more. Keep connection with me and I will teach you to flow with me. If you don’t feel the peace, keep on pressing. I said, “My peace I give to you” Don’t leave your prayer time without it. My Spirit was called Wind and it blows where we like. As you learn to be fluid and unhampered by guilt or what others think, you will be able to fly with us to high places of peace and rest in the midst of storms.
Sounds like fun.
It is. Come ahead on.
But one of the things I heard you say is:
Don’t doubt in the dark, what I’ve seen in the light.
Isn’t that true also?
Yes, there are some things that are rock solid and dont change or come to an end. I am called your Rock also. You must discern the difference between the Temporary projects, Opportunities that pass, and the Rock Solid Eternal Callings. Connect with me and I will guide you.
About that, Connect with me. Am I to connect to you Papa God, Son Jesus or Holy Spirit?
You are blessed to live in a time when you have access to all 3 aspects of Me. It’s really more the perspective that you come from. We all love you and want the best for you. The invite is there. The door is open. I say Come. Jesus says Come. Holy Spirit says Come.
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