“Many people think that ministry begins when you stand on stage, hold a microphone, or receive a title in the church. But the truth is, ministry does not start in the spotlight—it starts in the heart.

God is not looking for position. He is looking for availability.

He is not impressed by titles. He is moved by obedience.

You can be holding a mic and still not have a servant’s heart.

And you can be sweeping the floor, cleaning the church, or serving quietly—and yet be doing a greater ministry in the eyes of God.

Because true ministry is not about being seen by people.

It is about being faithful to God.

When your heart is willing, every small act becomes holy.

Every unnoticed sacrifice becomes worship.

Every hidden service becomes a seed that God will reward in His perfect time.

Never underestimate what God can do through a humble and willing heart.”

📖 “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.” — Mark 10:43

From: “Buhay Kristyano 6.33” (FB)

Before my pastor became a pastor, he was a cleaner in the church, because that was the only way he could serve in the church at the time. Now he's done mission work, planted churches and is asked to speak in many places.

I'm not saying that is your calling or mine, but when you follow God's leading, He will show you the right way. When you let God's Word be the light that guides your path, it doesn't matter what you are doing or where, as long as you are in the will of God.

Friends, wherever you are now may or may not be where you will end up, but when you are faithful and follow God's leading, you can be proud of where you are, because you are where you are meant to be, and your Heavenly Father is proud of you. Amen! 🙏🕊️🙌

Scripture Of The Day - July 17, 2024

Psalm 100:4,5 - "Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations."

  Satan’s plan is to make us somehow accept, either through our upbringing, our experiences or through Church dogma that certain portions of the life of Christ are untrue or not valid in our case.  Every battle we face in life is over the word and whether or not we can build our lives upon the faithfulness and integrity of God.

Hebrews 10:23  - "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is FAITHFUL;"

Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Psalm 37:1-3

In this Psalm, David is instructing the children of God not to fret when it seems like everyone around you is prospering, especially the unrighteous. The antidote given by King David for "fretting" is to feed on the Lord's faithfulness.

Like Psalm 27:13 says, "I truly would lose heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord," nevertheless, there are more times that the worries of the world knock us out. This is why it is crucial that we feed on His FAITHFULNESS.

Yet, how do we do that? One of the primary ways is to feast on His Word -- for it is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).

RECALLING GOD'S FAITHFULNESS IN TRYING TIMES

In the third chapter of the Book of Lamentations -  the prophet Jeremiah, was suffering through God's chastisement along with his people. As a result of his distress, Jeremiah confessed that his soul was far from any peace, that he had forgotten what happiness was, and that his strength was gone. He felt that God shut out his prayers and had lost his expectant hope in the Lord through his terrible struggle.

Despite all his feelings of being forsaken, Jeremiah prayed again! He boldly said, "Remember my affliction and roaming, the wormwood and the gall" (Lamentations 3:19). The word for "remember" doesn't imply that God forgot His children.  The Hebrew word used here is zakar (Strong's #2142) and speaks of recalling something, meditating on it, purposefully pulling it up in your mind. Jeremiah was asking God to think on him, to focus His Divine intentions on him!

"My soul still remembers and sinks within me" (Lamentations 3:20). Yet, after praying again to God, something happened. Instead of thinking on his circumstances, he "turned to the Lord" and found hope. "This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope" (Lamentations 3:21).

TURN TO THE LORD

"Recall" is connected to one of the primary words used for repentance, shuwb (Strong's #7725), and means to turn back or return. You see, Jeremiah was thinking on his distress and affliction, which was, in a sense PUTTING A SPIRITUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND GOD. All he had to do was turn his thoughts to the Lord, to return to Him.

 "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you..." (James 4:7-8).

Jeremiah went from thinking on his circumstances to thinking on God. -- Lamentations 3:22-26  - "The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul, 'Therefore I have hope in Him.' The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord."

He fed on God's faithfulness!  God uses ALL distress and affliction for His glory to produce character in us. "...tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope" (Romans 5:3,4).

Acts 16:25,26  -  "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God:  and the prisoners heard them.  And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken:  and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed."

God's faithfulness is triggered by our faith, while praise brings us into His presence.  When we praise God, He raises us out of our situation.

When we find ourselves in trouble, we use praise as a key to unlock the "prison doors" of our circumstances.  No matter what is going on in our life -- we fill our mouth with the ADORATION AND GREATNESS OF GOD.

Life has a tendency of bringing all the bad things at once. Worry after worry, bad situation after bad situation, stress and more and more stress. You may feel like your drowning; overcome by your situation. That no matter what you do you’re still never going to make enough progress sorting through all that life has to throw at you.

And then one day, you’ll finally get a resolution to that thing that’s been stressing you out, that thing you were dreading didn’t end up being too bad, and you’re more productive than you imagined you could be.

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

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