1. It is about having a God given position, 1 Corinthians 12:18.
2. It is about doing what we do for God, rather than for ourselves, Ephesians 3:21.
3. It is about loving others for the reasons Christ loves us, John 13:34.
4. It is not about position, but rather about service, Psalm 84:10 “…I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God…”.
5. It is about doing things for God’s work without telling others about it, Matthew 6:3-4.
6. It is about being slow to take offense, but always seeking reconciliation.
7. It is about trust and staying “on board”; knowing that with God, all things are possible.
8. It is about looking beyond faults, to minister to the need.
9. It is about taking responsibility, rather than letting the burden fall on someone else.
10. It is about not quitting, but keeping on–knowing your labor is never in vain.
11. It is about confessing our faults one to another, rather than being given to criticizing the faults of others.
12. It is about empathizing–putting yourself in the other person’s shoes; where they are at, not where you judge they should be.
13. It is about keeping a good conscience with both God and man, knowing that God will uphold you for your faithfulness.
14. It is about starting again when others are quitting; it is about singing when others are grumbling; it is about find a way, when others are making excuses.
15. It is about getting up after you have fallen; it is about always coming back after you have strayed away.
16. It is about wanting to be an encouragement to others, by the things we do and say.
17. It is about wanting to be found faithful when Jesus comes again.
About our discouragements, our negative thoughts: let them be a testimony of how much we need God’s vision in doing God’s work.
About the changes we see in people: let it remind us of how much we need to “turn our eyes upon Jesus”, who changes not.
About the continuance in the church fellowship: it is about the TRIUMPH of the tie that binds us together–the love of God, which is shed abroad in our hearts by His Holy Spirit, which is given us in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The blessing is when we are about what the church is about.
SHARING
