In the face of risk, danger, potential loss, and when there are other forces beyond your control; but when you know that your cause is just, true, noble, and consistent with the Word of God, PRESS ON.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9.
Courage enables confidence. Measured together with humility and wisdom, and focused outwardly on a greater purpose than yourself, you cannot be stopped... unless it is God's will that you stop!
Courage requires surrender for your need to control. In the chaos of pursuing your cause, you may find wonderful insights.
Courage requires letting go of judgements, discriminations and assumptions about others. Others are critical to your success.
Courage requires you to let go of your beliefs about your own abilities, or your own wisdom, or your own persuasiveness.
Can you do it?
Do you know what you are doing?
Will they believe you, and will they follow you?
Courage does not ask these questions.
Courage asks...
What is the right thing to do?
Who needs me to do it?
Where is the need to be met?
When must I do it?
God has told you, "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart." Jeremiah 1:5.
Be courageous in your response to your God, who has included you in His plans.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Isolation vs. Selflessness
Avoiding other people's problems is impossible unless you avoid all other people. The Discipline of Selflessness does not support isolation.
Taking time off from serving others to recharge and re-energize, is a selfless act, but only so much as it does not lead you into a state of preference for isolation.
And regardless of your efforts to cleanse your soul from frustrations and fears, heartaches and tears, the messy-ness of human-ness accompanies the people you will serve through the Discipline of Selflessness.
The two greatest commandments are, to Love God with all your heart, mind, body and soul, and to love people as much as yourself. And loving people includes accepting all of the troubles they will bring with them.
Taking time off from serving others to recharge and re-energize, is a selfless act, but only so much as it does not lead you into a state of preference for isolation.
And regardless of your efforts to cleanse your soul from frustrations and fears, heartaches and tears, the messy-ness of human-ness accompanies the people you will serve through the Discipline of Selflessness.
The two greatest commandments are, to Love God with all your heart, mind, body and soul, and to love people as much as yourself. And loving people includes accepting all of the troubles they will bring with them.
Unselfish vs. Selfless
Unselfish says, "I want that, but you can have some too."
Selfless says, "I want for nothing, but if you need that, I will help you get it."
Selfless says, "I want for nothing, but if you need that, I will help you get it."
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