Called Faithful for the Work of the Ministry

1 Timothy 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. (NKJ)

We were given an English Bulldog a few weeks ago. I believe that the Lord had answered my prayer, as I have always wanted this type of dog, and his name was perfect.   Samson!

It did not take long for Samson to adjust.  Apparently he had been tied up in a concrete back yard, about the size of my kitchen. He loves our yard, and gets along very will with our other two dogs.

I often buy bones at the grocery store, and this particular day was no exception. When I buy the bones, I spread the dogs out as they tend to see what the other dogs have, and to  avoid problems.

This particular day, I purchased the bones, called the dogs and spread them out around our 2000 meter yard.

It did not take us long to realize that Samson is bone aggressive.  He had to have his bone, plus the others dog bones.  He was roaming the yard, stealing and fighting with the other dogs over the bones.  We quickly tied him up.

This made me think of how we can be with the gifts and ministry the Lord deposits into us. 

The Lord may have called us into the ministry, but what do we do? We look at the other ministries that are out there. We want to preach like them, minister like them, pray like them. We want their size of congregation, and perhaps attain to the same status that they have.

We look at everyone else’s gifting and calling, and we are distracted from what God wants us to do.

Samson was not satisfied with his bone, he wanted more.  We can be that way as well.  The Lord has given us a task, and we are not satisfied.  Our eyes are wandering around looking at everyone website, how many books they have written, what their speaking engagement are like, and we loose sight of what God has planned for us.
 

We need to understand that when God has enables us to do anything, it´s because of Him  and not because of us.  If we are not right, what was given to us will not flourish and grow.   We need to develop what the Lord has given us, and be faithful with the small before He can bless us with the big.

Many successful ministries out there started small. Some in garages and in living rooms. 

Be faithful, and don´t let your eyes wander to the other ¨bones¨ (ministries) lying around .  That is a distraction from the enemy. 

Focus on the vision God has placed within your spirit.  Nurture it and  watch it grow into a successful ministry.

Blessings in Him.