22 Apr Don’t try to promote yourself.
Josh McDowell, who has spoken to millions of university students worldwide and authored scores of books, began his lifetime of service to Christ in a more humble fashion.
🎯His first assignment at the headquarters of Campus Crusade for Christ was cleaning the main entryway floor.
🎯He wasn’t meeting with ministry leaders; he was busy scrubbing up the dirt from their shoes.
🎯Josh’s introduction to ministry was equivalent to the guy in the Old Testament who carried the tent pegs when they moved the tabernacle from place to place.
💥Not exactly a high-profile position!
🎯Without a proper perspective on our purpose in life, it’s easy to get our feathers ruffled when we’re given an assignment we feel is beneath us.
🎯So how do we stay motivated about serving God?
🎯By remembering the promise that one day we’ll reap what we sow.
💥God has promised that at the judgment seat of Christ He’ll reward our faithful service.
🎯So if He has called you to serve Him by serving others, keep your heart focused on faithfulness – not pride of place.
The Scripture says: ‘Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks [for the privilege]’.
‘Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks [for the privilege].’
🎯When it comes to serving God, and others, set your heart on being faithful instead of trying to be prominent.
🎯The Bible says, ‘Promotion…come[s] from…God’, so don’t try to promote yourself.
🎯Few things in life are worse than being in a slot to which you were never called and are ill equipped to fill.
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