Are you too important?
So you will have read yesterday’s blog for this to make sense!
My dog deposit story didn’t end with me doing what I should have done.
After I had cleared the mess I went back to prayer and I became convinced that God was saying to me, “I know you want to tell someone what you have done, but don’t!”.
That was indeed a difficult one! But I made the decision not to.
But I think this town dog was from God.
Because for years and years every Sunday morning when I was there in the early hours praying the dog deposited something for me on my arrival! Sometimes on the same side steps, other times on the front steps. It became my routine to walk around with my little spade looking for the deposit. After awhile it didn’t even enter my head to tell anyone, it was just part of my life, my preparation for prayer.
When people ask me what was it that caused the growth of the church? Was it my preaching? The leaders? The evangelism and community outreach? Prayer?
With regards me and my input, I believe the greatness from God was had because I got a spade, bent my back and picked up the deposit so that others didn’t have to.
John 13: 12-17
Now I am not advocating for a clean up your streets campaign.
But yes let me challenge you:
Let’s think less of ourselves.
Let us pick up the rubbish.
Open the door for others.
Be the first to pick up the phone or to write that letter of thanks.
Volunteer for jobs in your community and yes in your church.
Open our eyes for every opportunity to help someone.
Your work colleague, your neighbour, your friend, help them.
Don’t be in the group of people who push themselves forward, who are demanding, who speak about themselves continually, who do not roll their sleeves up.
And do this for 6 months and then think about greatness. It will be on you!
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