Your first obligation to the Lord is complete surrender! God cannot use you in the body of Christ until you surrender you to Him. Don’t allow your life to be poured into the world’s mold. Salvation begins as an inside job. You will never change outwardly for real until you change inwardly. Your behavior will not be altered unless your thinking has been altered. Your appearance won’t be one that will glorify God and draw others to Him until there’s a change beneath the surface. When you look at others…what you see is a reflection of what they are on the inside…so focus on the inner person.
Surrender and service always go together. It’s impossible to be surrendered to God, and not be busy serving Him. You cannot be a living sacrifice, and be lazy and indifferent toward the ministry of Loving Others. Talk is cheap. You can talk about total dedication, radical separation or inner transformation, but the proof is in the pudding. If your dedication doesn’t lead you to service, to serve Christ to the next level, then your flesh is fooling you! Complete Surrender will lead you to service…devotion will lead you to your duty!
You have spiritual gifts, given to you at salvation. But don’t expect to know for sure what yours are until you have (Surrendered) to use them in His service, no matter what. The Lord makes it abundantly clear that you are under the same obligation with all. No one is excluded from serving God with/ their gifts!
It is Very important to have humility. There is a temptation to take pride in your gifts, and to compare them with the gifts of others. You must resist that, and humbly seek out your gifts. SURRENDER will change Everything!
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