Need a Balance in Life?
May the Lord’s refreshing presence, reign within your heart, showering you with His Agape Love.
“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.” Hosea 6:3
“The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.”
1 Chronicles 13:10
A life of faith often requires us to leave God’s work alone. Responding to a need out of a desire to help move a vision along can be the greatest challenge for a Christian.
* There is a fine line between presumption and faith.
Uzzah learned that presumption could cost him his life. He was part of the crew that was to move the ark with the help of a team of oxen. When the way became rough, Uzzah responded in a natural way. He grabbed the ark to steady it. When he did, he was immediately struck down. God said it was forbidden to touch the ark.
Walking with God requires sensitivity to “Balancing our God-given talents” and “Operating in the power of the Holy Spirit” in and through our life.
A mentor once told me, “You almost have to hold back your natural gifting to ensure that God is the one who is guiding you.
If not, you will not know if it is through your skill versus His hand that you are accomplishing the work.”
I find this the most challenging aspect of a walk with God in my life.
*You can only grow in your understanding of this Balance by being “Accountable to others” in the process.
* By having other committed Christians walking close to you, they become the safety net to keep you from presumption and the deceit of the heart.
*God has blessed me with a godly Spouse and Truthful Friends to help me in this area.
*By asking us to follow Him, Jesus is really asking us to forfeit all rights to ourselves.
“If any man come to Me, and hate not…his own life…he cannot be My disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26
I ask myself: “What are the areas that I place other people and things above Christ, and how can I change that so that my life is in line with this scripture?
“They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might, so that all men may know of Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.” Psalm 145:11-12.
How do you measure your effectiveness in God, or should you even be thinking like this?
The early Church turned the world upside down in that first century. What made them so effective?
The Scriptures are clear as to what made the early Church effective. It is at the core of God’s heart, and it is quite simple.
***God desires to reflect His nature and power through EVERY individual.
* When this happens, the world is automatically changed because those who Reflect His glory Affect the world.
*We serve a jealous God. He is a God who will not share His glory with anyone.
*God sets up situations in order to demonstrate His power through them. *He has done this since the day He created man.
**His desire is to reflect His glory through you and me, so that all men may know of His mighty acts and the glorious splendor of His Kingdom.
The apostle Paul understood this principle: “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power” (1 Cor. 2:4-5).
If you do not see His glory being reflected through your life, then you need to ask why. He has promised to do so if we will walk in obedience to His commands.
When we rely on the HOly Spirit everythings come out good. God is not complicated and likes things plain and simple.
Lord, THank You for giving us Your miraculous power, the explosive power of God through the Holy Spirit – To share Christ boldly- to help us when we are weak– To give us and others hope in a hopeless world– and To experience all the fullness of YOU,God. Help US Lord to Abide in YOU and listen for the voice of the Holy Spirit you put within to lead us and guide us in ALL TRUTH found in your Scriptures. In Jesus Name, Amen