8 Survival Skills for Changing Times – Part 6-7

Learning Our Limits – Part 7: Seek God’s Will (continued…)

 I know Christians with a servant mind-set who know that their Master can give tough assignments. But they seem unfamiliar with the fact that He also occasionally likes to reach out in special ways and affirm those who selflessly serve Him.

Don’t confuse what I’m saying with the message of those who preach that following Christ means living the good life: owning several houses that rival palaces, driving luxury cars (plural), wearing the finest clothes, and eating out all the time at gourmet restaurants.

What I’m saying is that occasionally God will say to those on the front lines, “Take a break and enjoy a surprise I have for you. I’ve arranged for one of My servants to open his summer home for you and provide a nice car for you to drive. He’ll make available what would seem to cost you a year’s salary if you tried to do it on your own, but it’s a gift. Enjoy it.”

Some people don’t know how to receive such an offer and say thank You to God. They only know how to work until they drop. Maybe they won’t survive as long as their Master intended.

So one of the most important survival skills we can master is to learn our limits. We need to recognize when we’ve been pushing too hard for too long, when it’s time for a well-deserved break.

In this regard being Christlike occasionally involves letting the Father overwhelm us by showing His love through material gifts that could be as outlandish as an incredibly expensive bottle of perfume.

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Sunday’s coming. Do you have your sermon ready? Is it relevant? Will it effectively motivate your congregation to walk more in step with the Master? What about that Sermon Series you’ve been thinking about?

Or, if you’re someone who plans well ahead, have you asked yourself what you will preach for your Easter Sermon, your Advent Sermon, your Christmas Sermon?

David Mains and Mainstay Ministries can help. We offer a wide variety of Sermon Starters and Full Sermons that will give you Sermon Ideas to help you prepare for regular Saturday or Sunday sermons, Mid-week Bible Sermons, and Sermons for special occasions.

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