After 2 weeks, what happened?

So after two weeks of consecration, what happened?

Over the last two weeks, we starved ourselves and/or ate food that was high in nutritional value but, as said in an old commercial, it was certainly “less filling”. We began by asking ourselves: Why am I doing this? And the reason we did all this was to consecrate ourselves. That is, we set aside more time in our personal lives to spend with God in order to pray and to read the Scriptures. So now the question is: What did we come out with that we did not have prior to our consecration? Or simply put, What did we get out of this? The answer is found in one word: DIRECTION.

This is what God is directing us to do this year:

• We must set aside other times for personal consecration.
• We must harvest what we’ve planted, so we must plant good (God) seeds.
• We must take more risks for Him (Luke 5:4-10).
• We must have more of the attributes of David (1 Samuel 13:14).
• We must stop seeking quick fixes for our lives.

And finally….
• We must understand the attributes of God if our lives are to be successful.

Now the question is: How does all of this tie in with what we’ve heard in the past regarding our lives and our church? How do I proceed into the next eleven months with a clear and concise directive that makes sense? Well, hopefully the following will help us.

Remember the theme for our congregation in 2009 is: God’s Spirit to Serve. In his book, What the Spirit is Saying to the Churches, Dr. Henry Blackaby states:

• “Wherever God indicated He was working (Spirit), we were obedient to follow (Serve)”. p. 45

• “God was letting us know where He was working (Spirit). We were convinced this was His way of inviting us to join Him in this work (Service)”. p. 47

• “As God took the initiative to reveal His activity to us (Spirit), we responded (Serve). And when we did, He accomplished His greater purposes through us (Service)”. P.47

What does the type of service God desires look like?

• It must be FIVE STAR. God expects us to give Him our best effort.
• It must involve FAITH. God expects us to take risks for Him.
• It must bear FRUIT. In this Year of Harvest, plant good (God) seeds. (Galatians 6:9)

If we make every effort to follow this map of significance and success, we will definitely end this year in a place called “Contentment”.