Small Or Big?

Men, when they have decided to take something on, they just "go big" or nothing at all. It's just who we are. When we plan a project, start a business, or something that is worth it, we want to go big from the word go. We think about something and decide to do it, we decide to "really" do it. This happens in God's work too. We want to go big from the beginning. But what if it catches us out? Maybe it tends to lean towards disaster than success?

God calls us to love and serve others. We then go all out and do it big. Galatians 6:10 tells us this; "So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone..." ... Yes, we are called to love and serve those around us - our neighbours, our church members, people in our cities and towns. In Matthew 10:40-42 [The Message translation], it says the following - “This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice”

God tells us to rather start small and not just go big right away. But why do we disagree with that in our hearts? As men we don't like small. Big is good. Maybe it is that we want some glory for ourselves and rather go big. I say we start small and give all the glory to God first. Its all about Him isn't it? We must trust His words and trust that God the Holy Spirit can do amazing things within even our smallest, most ordinary acts of love and service. And that’s plenty big for any of us.  Therefore, find someone around you that you can "serve and love" as God does for us. Start small... Be blessed!

An Update

I must just mention here that in two weeks I'm on holiday and this blog will stop with new postings until 2018, January, after I return from a good break. I haven't posted much lately as my business has kept me busy with long hours at the grinding wheel. It's the "silly season" period again. There will be some posts still coming before I'm "off the air" until the new year. Watch this space!

Don't Lie!

Men love to twist things to suit their ways. And at best we even lie to ourselves so that everything looks cool, or maybe it let's us feel better. This is wrong! Lies land up deceiving us and this leads to an eternal death; a spiritual death and far from God. Here are some lies we tell ourselves and believe.

1] I'm always ok - why do we believe this? When trials hit home or our marriages are in a turmoil, or our finances don't look so good, we still believe the lie saying that we are ok. You are heading for disaster. We believe because when we start delving into these areas more closely we don't want to see what is not ok. We may discover that we need some repairing internally.

Jeremiah 17:9 states the following, and this is so true... "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" This is the NIV translation. Our own hearts can deceive us too. When our human nature takes charge [the flesh], we are heading for trouble. Only God understands everything. We are limited in comparison to God. Next ...

2] We try and hide things so that no one discovers our flaws, our problems. Pride takes charge here. In the Bible it says clearly that everything that is hidden will be revealed sooner or later. Nothing remains hidden. So why believe this lie? You start believing that no one will find out. Wrong! It will come out in the future. God knows.

3] I'm made this way - What a lot of bull dust. I was one who believed this lie years back before God spoke to me and corrected my heart. We are not "just made like that" at all. God created us long before we were in our mothers' wombs. He knew us from the beginning, even before birth. He already knew our failures, our good points and where we would be in the future. Don't believe this lie! Eternal damnation is not worth it.

Pray and ask God to make you the man, the warrior He wants you to be, that your faith will remain intact and your spirit will be open to the Holy Spirit's prompting. God is listening and He wants to help us; you and me. Start today! Be blessed.