Faithfulness

 

Faithfulness

Matthew 25:23

“His Lord said to him, well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.”

The most precious thing we could hear from our Lord when we die is “well done, good and faithful servant.” Those words I long to hear from the Lord. While I am still on earth though, the rest of the scripture baffles me. I want to be a good and faithful servant and never be weary of doing good. However, there is a time when we might have to ask ourselves if the things we are doing are from God or did we take on the task ourselves. Sometimes we might start out with a ministry from God but somewhere along the road we picked up things that God didn’t give us, things that people have asked us to do. We need to discern what is from God and what is from man. If we don’t, our ministry can soon feel like it is more of a job. Have you ever considered the story about the man with the wheelbarrow? It goes like this..

One day God appeared to this man, and He asked him if he could carry a pebble up the mountain in his wheelbarrow. Sure, the man replied, that will be easy. The man heads up the mountain and a friend stops him and asks him to take a rock up the mountain for him, soon another asks him to carry a stone. Further up the mountain, he acquires a boulder. Nearing the top, the man begins to complain because his load has gotten too heavy to bear. He cries out to the Lord, “why God have you given me such a heavy load?” The Lord answers, “I only gave you a pebble. The rest you took on yourself.

Along the way, we must learn to say no and focus on what God has given us to do. When we feel overwhelmed or overworked, it is time to take stock and set our priorities in order, putting God first in all that we do.

Please read the scriptures listed, study them, apply them to your life and grow in the saving relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior.

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