Beware of any work for God that causes or allows you to avoid concentrating on Him. A great number of Christian workers worship their work. The only concern of Christian workers should be their concentration on God. This will mean that all the other boundaries of life, whether they are mental, moral, or spiritual limits, are completely free with the freedom God gives His child; that is, a worshiping child, not a wayward one. A worker who lacks this serious controlling emphasis of concentration on God is apt to become overly burdened by his work. He is a slave to his own limits, having no freedom of his body, mind, or spirit. Consequently, he becomes burned out and defeated. There is no freedom and no delight in life at all. His nerves, mind, and heart are so overwhelmed that God’s blessing cannot rest on him.But the opposite case is equally true–once our concentration is on God, all the limits of our life are free and under the control and mastery of God alone. There is no longer any responsibility on you for the work. The only responsibility you have is to stay in living constant touch with God, and to see that you allow nothing to hinder your cooperation with Him. The freedom that comes after sanctification is the freedom of a child, and the things that used to hold your life down are gone. But be careful to remember that you have been freed for only one thing–to be absolutely devoted to your co-Worker.We have no right to decide where we should be placed, or to have preconceived ideas as to what God is preparing us to do. God engineers everything; and wherever He places us, our one supreme goal should be to pour out our lives in wholehearted devotion to Him in that particular work. “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might . . .” (Ecclesiastes 9:10).

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April 23,  2012

 

Journal Entry for Today-JDV

Lord, please let me know that you are here with me right now, leading me. Lord, please help me to let my lifesong sing to you. I am concerned that my lifesong has been too much about me recently; my needs, my hopes, dreams and vision. Lord please give me Your hopes, dreams and vision for my life. Help me to want to be and then to actually be your arms and feet living out your plan for my life.

And God says…”In order to live in My will, you will need to surrender your own will, daily. In order to experience the love I have for you and for those around you, you must let go of your own needs and give them to me daily. I will meet all your needs, and show you how you can live a most abundant life, when you give it up. If you want to save your life, you will lose it. Seek first the kingdom of God which is
Jesus, surrender everything else to Me, and your lifesong will sing to Me and to many that will need to hear and see it.”