He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. I Thessalonians 5:24

We are each called to do something outside our ability to produce. To escape the pressure, we might play it safe, engaging in the areas where we are naturally gifted. We rely on the stats of the spiritual gift tests we’ve taken, but even those can be exercised in the flesh. Though others may admire my natural talents, and though it might appear that I’ve done significant kingdom work from man’s viewpoint, I might have achieved little that is of eternal consequence.

When God sets us apart for kingdom work, we faint at the call. Knowing we’re in over our heads and feeling inadequate, we cry out to God for help. This the birthplace of spiritual greatness.

When someone asks a person to take on a ministry opportunity, they will often say, “Please do it. You’d be so good at it.” But no one should ask another person to sign up for a kingdom endeavor without also suggesting they pray about it first! And no one has any right to agree to a request without a season of prayer! 

Natural giftedness all too often replaces anointing. Jesus said, “He who believes in me, from His innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 ‘Innermost being’ is the phrase for the womb. Each of us is to birth something for eternity that will produce living water. It should begin with divine conception and then ~ obedience through faith ~ in a faithful God..

Forgive me for the times I’ve engaged in ministry like it was busy work. Amen