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2 Timothy 2:15
King James Version
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
There can be no nonsense when you work for GOD.
Neither laziness.
Nor doubt.
You're literally on call 24/7.
Won't that make you exhausted?
Not if the HOLY SPIRIT guides you.
Not all born again reflect such guidance.
A true born again working for GOD is devoted to Him.
Your heart, mind, body, and spirit are perfectly attuned to Him.
There is no thinking for self; only for GOD.
What does He want you to do?
How can you serve Him best?
What does He want you to do for others?
What is His will?
How can you be of value to others?
How does He want you to be?
Such questions occur daily.
In prayers, and as you live and work.
I must tell you of one instance wherein I slacked a bit.
And I'm mighty ashamed of it.
Thinking I had written enough, I wondered if I should keep writing as I did.
Such presumptuousness!
Soon after, our phone line got cut.
Naturally, my wifi conked out.
I was out of GOD's loop.
Took me a tedious two to three days to get it all sorted out.
It seems the contractors across us installed power for their clients.
In the process, our phone line was accidentally cut.
When I pointed it out to them, there was not much help forthcoming.
I had to get to a neighbor's house to report the issue.
It was a lengthy process with the phone company.
Fortunately, my neighbor was kind.
They allowed me to use their landline.
Mercifully, for as long as needed.
You know how you're put on hold.
And transferred here and there.
Quite a chore.
But I literally had to get back "on line".
At least, with GOD's line.
All because I thought better than GOD.
I got ahead of Him.
I got slack.
That must have been in late 2020.
Lesson learned.
Very humbling, indeed.
Never again was I to get ahead of GOD.
I was to do the work GOD set out for me to do.
At His own time, at His own pace, through His own will.
I was to keep going, for there was TONS of work to do.
Now, I merely pray for His will.
What does He want me to get done?
Also, as of this writing, we now have 89 blogs.
Nothing like being taught a hard lesson for a slacker.
Only by GOD's LOVE and GRACE am I able to write at all.
And to understand Scripture clearly, as if to a child.
I would never want to fall from grace again.
Whooo, I tremble at the thought!
I must truly let SPIRIT guard my throughts.
Come to the LORD JESUS now.
And know what it means to work for Him.
One thing for sure, it will be a 180-degree turn.
You will never be your old self again.
Your work will be marvelous.
Your work will serve GOD.
And others.
What could be more fun than that?
Related material:
WHAT it means to WORK for the LORD
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