DON;T GIVE UP...NEVER STOP CLIMBING

  Greetings in the name of Jesus:


   Although I try very hard to not listen to the world around me when it comes to my duties in Christ I find myself actually having beat off the cries of woe all around me that tell me I am too old or to crippled up to continue to work a ministry.

  I want to start this week out with an encouragement to those who are fighting in ministry to stay afloat. I think about the words of encouragement that Christ gave to John as he wrote down what he saw in Revelations 21:7  " He that overcometh shall inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son."  At times I have pictured myself as if I were climbing a mountain.  The reason I start to climb is that of the time it would take for me to go around this mountain would mean I would never be able to reach my destination or the goal that has been given to me by God's word to me, and so I start to climb.  I see the fear on loved one's faces when I start my assent and the cries of woe of friends and acquaintances telling me to go around because of the height and danger of falling, but I still go up and over because I know I don't have the time to go around or to let someone else do the task for me.  I cannot stop climbing because I  only have a short time to do the work that is left for me to do.  Although the way is steep and I may slip at times the bumps and bruises are worth the effort if I stay on course and do God's will for my life.

 For all of us, there are those who seemingly would hold us back from something God may be telling us to do.  If God is speaking to you today even though it may sound somewhat crazy take the time to pray about it and test it out with God's word.  The Holy Spirit could be calling you into taking some kind of action that you are unsure of being able to do.  Remember when God calls us He will also supply a way for us to succeed.  God does speak to us today and He does challenge us toward building our faith in the fact that He is still at work in the church today.  I climb today because I won't live long enough to make it around the mountain.  Do you have the strength and determination to climb with me?  Let God speak to your heart today!  May you richly bless God through your life in Him.



THE UNWORTHY SERVANT