Making Do With Little

Thinking on Mark 23 and 24 ...

As  Christians, in this Western Pagan Culture, if you are a Christian and seem to be one of the Pagans, then you have to decide whether or not you have bought into the lie (Do you make excuses for God?) ...  If you have, well - welcome to paganism, if not I would be surprised ... even Satan bought into the lie and it is far smarter than you and I combined ...

We count ourselves as smarter than the average bear, we have wealth, we have status, we are capable of supplying all of our own needs.  Things which should be in the area of faith, in God, we have usurped from God as our own ...

God Wants to Use You
Surprise!  You have NOTHING to offer God.  He does not need you, He can use any of millions of others in your place, He is God - you are not.

You make demands on God?  Well, in the end, you will get what is coming to you!  Surprise!

However, what God does want from you is your praise!  So, rejoice if you truly do know the real God in Heaven!

And if you really do know Him, then understand this:
Serving Others = Serving God
Serving Jesus = Serving Others

What others?  Oh, I see you are a member of the Pharisees .....

Try ALL others!  Your service to the non-Christian and Christian alike is your testimony in this Pagan culture.  Do you have a testimony?  (hint: has nothing to do with your salvation!)

What Have You Got
You have no need of knowing what God is doing
You are have no way to know either, you are not God's counsel!
What His plans are, is above your level, since  you are not God
Because your job is to obey

Give what you have to His purposes.  Not sure what they are?  Then you have a problem.

Either you do not actually know the real God because the paganism of this culture has conquered you, or you are supposed to stop running around like a chicken with its head cut off, stand still and listen!

Listen to what?
That quiet voice we so easily drown out in lue of listening to what we want to do!

Study your Bible - if you know your Bible you will know the counterfeit God of this age and see it at work.
Prayer - your life devoted to prayer, even in your confusion, God will come to your aid!
Stand firm in what you know!

When seeing God's desire for your service - go and serve.
God wants willing hearts.
Able hands.
Open minds.
Your praise.

Bless God For What/How He Provides
Every thing you learn.
Every thing you experience - become a tool for God to use.
He may even call upon you to do the unthinkable in this culture (apart from sin), if that is what it is going to take to accomplish His purpose in those you are exposed to!
His goal: ALL your acquaintance, ALL of your family - are His!

Praise
Be more than satisfied with what God provides.
Be more than satisfied when you are given an assignment.
Be more than satisfied He cares, He listens, He answers ...

And it all starts with knowing your Bible.

Where to start? Read through Luke, Acts, John's Letters and finally Revelation - in that order!  And from a solid translation ... NIV if that is what you have access to ...


And what about making do with little?
Yeah, you are not a prize, you are what God has to use in this world.
He has to overcome you stubbornness and hatreds, over zealousness, and drifting into lukewarmness - all because you are not where you are supposed to be!  Doing what you have been called to do.

Now, start praying, swallow your pride, go beyond fear, fear and get out there and perform!