God's ultimate desire

God's ultimate desire

Matt 5:13-15 - Salt and Light
13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

God's ultimate desire
I have been thinking recently why people burn out and lose their joy in serving God and some who are continually stuck in the cycle of sin.

Many of us know that we should the light of the world but yet many times we seem to be stuck in a rut. I believe right now, we may even know people who are in this situation, their life seem to be going round in circles or they never seem to break out of the cycle of life.

You know serving God and doing many things in ministry does not mean that you love God, But if you love God you will serve God. - The question is how can you tell a person's heart?

Then i discovered one important truth... its the inner spirit and character God wants to deal with all along. Jesus did not train his disciples in abilities or talents, instead he dealt mainly in their attitude, their mind, their character, their spirit and their relationship with God. The sermon on the mount was one such sermon. ( Matt 5)

If you want to live a life truly living to your potential then the tree of life in your heart has to be planted by streams of living water. Psalms 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

Now simply put -

WORK ON YOUR DEVOTION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD (Prayer Worship, Word of God), Remember that devotion is not bible study... ask God to speak to you in regards to certain area in your life. Ask some hard questions - How's the fruit of the spirit in your life ? Have you been obedient to the commandment of God?

If God had 3 years with you like what he has with his disciples what do you think he will want to change in your life ?

Dear friends if you are stuck in a rut and have been for so long... build the inner man ......within you.

In the next 20 days or so before our church camp... i will share some thought on some Godly characters God taught while he is teaching his disciples.