Milksop or Noble

Don't be a milksop. It takes a tremendous amount of discipline to live the noble life of a disciple of Jesus in actual things. It is always necessary to make an effort to be noble.

Matthew 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait gate because strait is the gate and narrow is the way

Apprehended by God

Philippians 3:12-14 I press on to possess that perfection for which Chris Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prized for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Never choose to be a worker; but when God has put His call on you, woe to you if you turn to the right or to the left. What you are to do and to say is determined by God not by your audience and your own inclinations. Never water down the word of God, preach it in its undiluted sternness.

But when you come to personal dealing with your fellow men, remember who you are - not a special being from heaven, but a sinner saved by grace.

Keep your soul steadfastly related to God.

Receiving One's self in the Fires of Sorrow

Sorrow burns up a great amount of shallowness but it does not always make it man better. Suffering either givs me my self or destroys my self. You cannot receive your self in success, you lose your head; you cannot receive your self in monotony, you grouse. The way to find your self is in the fires of sorrow. Why it should be so is another matter, but that it is so true in the Scriptures and human experience. You always know the man who has been through the fires of sorrow and received himself, You are certain you can go to him in trouble and find that he has the ample pleasure leisure for you. If man has not been to the fires of sorrow, he is apt to be contemptuous he has the time for you. If you receive yourself in the fires of sorrow, God make you nourishment for other people.

"What shall I say? tahter, save me from this hour? But for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify Thy name."  John 12:27-28

Sweating Outcomes

Sweating Outcomes TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1 by Os Hillman Wednesday, April 25 2012 "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat - for He grants sleep to those He loves." - Psalm 127:2 Coming into the Promised Land in business will change the way you and I view our work. No longer will we see getting up early and staying up late as God's way. Living in the Promised Land in work means we know that God is the source of our provision and that our work is an act of worship to Him. Provision is a by-product, not an end in itself. Work is no longer something that must be sweated and toiled upon to make ends meet. "Could this really be true?" you might be saying. God has made it clear that obedience is the assurance of provision. Whenever we go beyond the normal workday due to fear of non-provision, we are operating in unbelief. We are saying that it is up to us to make things happen. Sure, there are times when we work longer hours due to a deadline, but we must be sure the motive is not out of fear of loss or fear of non-provision. If we are obedient to what God has called us to, He will provide our every need. This can be a hard lesson for goal-oriented workplace believers. I recall coming into this understanding. I had been a workaholic. Long hours were common. Then God shook up my world and I was challenged by a friend to examine my motives for working long hours. I realized the source of those long hours was fear. Once I came into this understanding, I refused to work long hours even though the natural man would tell me I'd never make things happen if I worked a normal work week. Again, this reasoning is based on a lack of faith. If we are obedient to what God has called each of us to, we will not lack. At times it may be less than what we might like; at other times it may be more than we deserve. These are God's ways. The Bible tells us to come out of Babylon. Babylon is a system of work and philosophy that is contrary to God's ways. Are you operating in any aspect of work from a Babylonian value system? Ask the Lord to reveal this to you. Begin to walk in the freedom He has given us in our work life.