Isaiah 40:11 (New King James Version)
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young.
Have you heard the saying, “Find a need and fill it?”
There was a season of my life when I was going and going and going like crazy - doing all the church things and serving in every way I possibly could. But what I wasn't doing was asking the Lord what His specific will was for me in each area I was serving. Serving is in no way wrong (Jesus said so in Mark 10:45). But serving so much that you haven't been able to go to church or small group and worship the Lord...that's where I was at. God had to get my attention and show me that as the mother of young children, He would lead me gently everywhere He wanted me to go and serve.
I learned to talk to Him about every area service, and knowing that His word clearly said that if I was not being gently led, then I was out of His will made it so much easier to say no to some things and yes to other things.
Regarding "finding a need and filling it", it can be pretty easy to step into some form of service for a while, and then step back out of serving. But when we are letting God lead us gently in all that we do, we end up receiving a calling. And stepping out of our calling for any reason is, quite frankly, sin.
Learning this in my 20s as a mom of young children saved me so much frustration and fatigue. I served BETTER in the areas to which I was called. It was a win-win for everyone.
OH - if you are interested in being a BETA tester for my new 40-day devotional book "The Power of God's Will ~ 40 Days of God's Promises" email me at JanLBurt@outlook.com or find me on social media (links below) and you'll get a free eBook with no strings attached (just give me your honest feedback/leave me a book review & don't share your free copy with anyone else). I'm planning to have the book on Amazon (print & eBook versions) by this weekend. YAY!
And we will be doing a couple of live "mini-retreat" sessions in the Praying Through the Storm Facebook group to kick off the Christmas season and then to wrap up 2020 and start a brand new year. Join the group via the link below if you're interested!
If you would like to join the online prayer group on Facebook, here is the link (request to join and we'll get you added to the group right away!) (2) Praying Through the Storm - Online Prayer Retreat (August 3rd & 4th, 2020) | Facebook
See you for the next episode of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show!
Jan
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