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Room For God As servants of God, we must learn to make room for Him-to give God "elbow room." We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we forget to make room for God to come in as He chooses. Would we be surprised if God came into our meeting or into our preaching in a way we had never expected Him to come? Do not look for God to come in a particular way, but do look for Him. The way to make room for Him is to expect Him to come, but not in a certain way. No matter how well we may know God, the great lesson to learn is that He may break in at any minute. We tend to overlook this element of surprise, yet God never works in any other way. Suddenly— God meets our life ". . . when it pleased God . . . ." Keep your life so constantly in touch with God that His surprising power can break through at any point. Live in a constant state of expectancy, and leave room for God to come in as He decides. Do
You Worship The Work? Beware of any work for God that causes or allows you to avoid concentrating on Him. A great number of Christian workers worship their work. The only concern of Christian workers should be their concentration on God. This will mean that all the other boundaries of life, whether they are mental, moral, or spiritual limits, are completely free with the freedom God gives His child; that is, a worshiping child, not a wayward one. A worker who lacks this serious controlling emphasis of concentration on God is apt to become overly burdened by his work. He is a slave to his own limits, having no freedom of his body, mind, or spirit. Consequently, he becomes burned out and defeated. There is no freedom and no delight in life at all. His nerves, mind, and heart are so overwhelmed that God’s blessing cannot rest on him.
A higher state of mind and spiritual vision can only be achieved through the higher practice of personal character. If you live up to the highest and best that you know in the outer level of your life, God will continually say to you, "Friend, come up even higher." There is also a continuing rule in temptation which calls you to go higher; but when you do, you only encounter other temptations and character traits. Both God and Satan use the strategy of elevation, but Satan uses it in temptation, and the effect is quite different. When the devil elevates you to a certain place, he causes you to fasten your idea of what holiness is far beyond what flesh and blood could ever bear or achieve. Your life becomes a spiritual acrobatic performance high atop a steeple. You cling to it, trying to maintain your balance and daring not to move. But when God elevates you by His grace into heavenly places, you find a vast plateau where you can move about with ease.
Don't Slack
Off! "Whatsoever ye shalt ask in My name, that will I do." John 14:13 The
Flight of Geese Also
in Judah the hand of God was on the people to give them unity of mind
to carry out what the king and his officials had ordered, following
the word of the Lord. - 2 Chronicles 30:12 TGIF Today God Is First by Os Hillman © 2006. TGIF Today God Is FirstTM is a registered trademark of Os Hillman/www.marketplaceleaders.org For reprint permission, click here. Church Growth Institute, PO Box 7, Elkton MD USA 21922-0007 Sign up for the
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Take
a look at the Radio Bible Class "10 Reasons to Believe" series Why this user group? The Christian AutoCAD Users Group: His Team (CAUGHT) has been created for those of us who claim Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior … and just happen to use AutoCAD. Understanding that we are united in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:1-6), our purpose is to glorify God in all we do. But
we don’t live and work in a vacuum and sometimes work can be a pig, life gets
hard, and we need a brother or sister to pray for us, lift us up. There are also times when we need to ask someone about something
that’s driving us batty in AutoCAD. Then maybe someone else in CAUGHT
can help. And sometimes
it’s just nice to know there are more of us out there. Our belief in Christ brings us all to common
ground at the foot of the cross;
whether you are the IT person for a corporate empire responsible for
forty-eleven AutoCAD users or a lone AutoCAD user struggling in a new
job, we are equal in the sight of our Lord Jesus Christ. I recently heard Chuck Swindoll say, “Even if you are the
only Christian in that company, God has set that company apart.”
As such, be encouraged that the Lord has His hand upon you. Equally important is our witness to our co-workers and
fellow believers. Dr.
Michael Yousef has
commented, “God has blessed you so that you might be a blessing to
others.” Isn’t it great to know that He has His hand upon us!?
And yet there are entire days and even weeks when our schedule
and workload is just overwhelming. That’s another reason why this user
group is being developed. That as Christians, we have a resource that
can hopefully serve as a wellspring of support, both spiritually and
professionally In the end, let us pray that we would be a true witness for
Christ and that others would come to know Him as we continue to seek His
face in our professional lives. For it is
only by His grace, Michael E. Beall If
you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please contact me.
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