God has so arranged the world that work is necessary, and He gives us hands and strength to do it. The enjoyment of leisure would be nothing if we had only leisure. It is the joy of work well done that enables us to enjoy rest, just as it is the experiences of hunger and thirst that make food and drink such pleasures.
Blessed the man and woman who is able to serve cheerfully in the second rank — a big test.
If Jesus returns tomorrow, then tomorrow I’ll rest from my labor. But today I have work to do. I must continue the struggle until it’s finished.
proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not.
The grass isn’t greener on the other side – it’s greener on the side you water.
Begin your day with an “I get to” mentality instead of an “I have to” thought process. I get to go to work. I get to have a busy day… whatever it might be. We often dress our opportunities as stress, but they are, in fact, blessings.
Multitasking is a persistent myth. Paying deep, focused attention to one task at a time is the correct way.
In a sovereign promise, God makes the promise and initiates the process of fulfillment; all we must do is believe and stay in alignment with our assignment. With a conditional promise, the receiver is the initiator of the process. The process will not begin until you start fulfilling your responsibilities to the condition. Your follow-through becomes the key to your breakthrough. In this way, you are currently moving at the rate of your own obedience. Your divine acceleration is determined by how long it takes you to obey.
March 6, 2020
A little drop of simple obedience is worth a million times more than a whole vase of the choicest contemplation.