Sometimes it seems all too easy to get distracted. There are so many things that try to get our attention. We live in busy times. Everyone is running from one thing to the next. It is hard to keep up with everything. The more we rush to get things done the more stressed we become. The more stressed we are the less we actually accomplish.
Sometimes we find our attention is on the wrong things. Sometimes we take our focus off of the Lord and we start serving other things. We may place other things or people above the Lord and that never turns out well. The Lord wants us to have our focus on Him and He wants us to serve Him. We do that by serving in our local church body in some way.
The things that we are focused on may not be wrong exactly, but they may not be the very best that the Lord has for us. The Lord has things for us to do and accomplish. We only have a short number of years on the earth and the Lord wants us to accomplish the things that He has planned for us to do.
Sometimes finding out what God's will is for our lives is a challenge and sometimes it requires patience and waiting. We don't like to wait nowadays. We live in a culture where we are used to getting the things we want rather quickly. We must learn that waiting on the Lord is always best. His timing is always good. We sometimes think that God moves too slowly, but the Lord isn't slow at all. He is working out all things for our good. The Lord is continuing to work on our hearts as well through the Holy Spirit.
We must continue to read the Bible and listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. We must also continue to serve the Lord right where we are by serving others. There are many things that need to be done in our local churches, but sometimes we don't feel qualified for them. Sometimes that is our excuse. The Lord will enable us to do whatever it is that He wants us to do and He will provide a way for us to do it. All we have to do is show up and be willing to serve the Lord whether it is handing out bowls of soup to the homeless or praying in front of the congregation on Sunday morning. We may not be perfect at what we do, but if we are doing it for the Lord then we can know that He will receive all the honor and praise.
We believers in Jesus Christ must refocus our hearts upon Him. We need a revival in our very hearts. I know I need a fresh empowering of the Holy Spirit in my life and a fresh faith. We know God is good and He is good all the time. Our God is all powerful and all knowing. There is nothing impossible with God.
Let's step out in faith and serve the Lord wherever He places us.
Lord,
Forgive us for taking our focus off of You.
Help us to serve You where You have placed us.
Lead us and guide us by Your Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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