Never forget that living your faith is all about Him. You
may begin your Christian life called out of love for your Savior. Your heart
initially burns with the wonder of what God has started only to find along the
way that your inability to surrender control to the Lord chokes out spiritual
life. Never forget that you have no ministry without Him. Never forget that the
least is greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. Jesus came to serve. You are called
to have a servant’s heart, and are no better than those who look up to you. If a
person feels the need to declare his humility, then humility is not really a
part of his life. True humility is a powerful tool. It reveals that spiritual
power in a believer’s life has been placed under the guidance of the Holy
Spirit.
The cost of living the Christian life should only be
counted spiritually. Danger exists in humanly counting the cost of commitment.
Taking too much stock in what is required personally causes you to retreat from
the depth of inward commitment necessary. Too little human commitment and your
desire to live for Him fades away. However, there is safety is spiritually
calculating the cost. When the price com is spiritually counted and the cost is
absolute surrender to Jesus Christ, then biblical paradoxes take on new
spiritual depth! Servitude brings greatness. Weakness brings strength. To live
is to die, and to die is to live.
Your life in Christ requires a personal willingness to
grow. God doesn’t want you “burned out and used up” because of His call upon
your life. He wishes you fresh, alive, and able to pour His life through you.
Give whatever is necessary spiritually. You will receive the empowering presence
of the Holy Spirit, and what is so important, you will inspire commitment.
Spiritual growth within you and within those who God has brought into your life
will be a reality.
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