Have you ever stopped to consider how important our hearing is? Often we take this ability for granted until we try to communicate with someone who is deaf or we temporarily loose part of our hearing. In our spiritual life hearing is also crucial, yet many people go through life voluntarily choosing to be deaf spiritually.
Our spiritual hearing started when we responded to God’s call for us to receive salvation but we must remember that this was just the start of spiritual hearing. We must stay attentive every moment of every day to hear what God is saying. One thing He is always calling us to is to serve Him. We were created to serve by walking in Jesus' footsteps and bringing His life to everything we touch.
Serving God is not reserved for preachers, missionaries, and those in so-called "full-time Christian service." Everyone who claims to be a follower of God is called to live every moment of every day in Christian service right where we are living and working! He has equipped each of us with special gifts that are perfectly suited to His plans for our life and the impact He wants us to have on others.
Just as Jesus' life was characterized by serving others, we must also be servants. Why then, do so many Christians prefer to be served than to serve? Genuine servanthood begins with a heart saying: "God, You own me, and everything I have is Yours. You're my Lord and my God, and worthy of all I can give. Whatever You want me to do, no matter how big or small, the answer is yes. You've promised to equip and anoint me with Your Spirit to enable me to do whatever You've called me to do, so here I am as Your servant."
Do you hear God calling to you today? If you do the next questions must be, How are you going to serve Him in your daily life? Remember to be quick to listen to all that God is saying as you travel on in this New Odyssey we call life with God.
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