Are you willing and eager to go?

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
(Isaiah 6:8 (NIV))

Do you have that willingness to do whatever God requires?

Many people just sit back and take the attitude that God will send someone else. What if that someone else that God is calling is actually you? Would you respond in the way that Isaiah did? Would you arise to the occasion and take on the task that God has for you or would you shrink from the face of the unknown because it is more than you could possibly do on your own? When we are presented with the unknown, many people would rather just sit in their current situation instead of facing the possibility of something uncertain. This “comfort zone” has been the undoing of many people. Remember these words.

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
(Matthew 19:26 (NIV))

It is not the possibility of losing when God is in control, but it is the fear of the unknown, the fear of moving out of your comfort zone.

What is your point of fear? Is it the unknown, or is it the idea of leaving your comfort zone? How can you answer God’s call if you won’t even get off of the couch?

Are you willing and eager to go?

Copyright 1998 – 2018 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
http://www.dailylivingministries.org
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Do you serve wholeheartedly in your circumstances?

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ^©

Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
(Ephesians 6:7-8 (NIV))

In all that you do, do it the best that you can.

If you are a teacher, commit yourself to teaching. If you are called to be a pastor, do it for the glory of the Lord. If you are to be a waitress, be the best waitress that you can be. Do whatever you do with the joy of the Lord in your heart and it’s visible expression on your face and in your actions so that everyone that you encounter will ask why you are filled with such joy.

I have heard of a Christian who was imprisoned in China simply because he was a Christian. His job in prison had him waste deep in human excrement. All day long he sang about the joy of the Lord and had a smile on his face. If this man could face this situation with joy and do his job wholeheartedly, how can we, in this country, who have the freedom to worship, do any less? A man who literally was in what many would consider hell on earth had joy that went beyond his circumstances because he lived for Jesus and served wholeheartedly in whatever situation he was placed in.

What are you waste deep in? Do you serve wholeheartedly in your circumstances?

Copyright 1998 – 2014 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
http://www.dailylivingministries.org
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