Friday, February 12, 2010

What captures God's attention?

This is a short passage from Always Enough by Heidi Baker. She is currently a missionary in Mozambique, Africa. I wish my heart was as tender and open to the Lord as hers is. Here is one thing she wrote:
We are asked how we can continue to do such tiring work. How do we put up with such poverty and stressful conditions? How can we deal with so many people and needs? How long can we do this? But we have nothing to gain by slowing down and trying to hold on to our lives. We give ourselves as a fragrant offering of love to Jesus, and in return He gives us His supernatural life. We have to stand up and face some of the poorest people on earth, who suffer, starve, and die as most of us cannot imagine. Yet we can confidently teach: "who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all of these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death not life, neither angels nor demons, height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!" (Romans 8:35-39) We have His love. We have Him! This is no time to be conservative. This is no time to let our hearts be captured by this world. We cannot improve on His will and His life. Let's concentrate on what captures God's attention and spend ourselves as He spends Himself. He knows what is worthwhile to do, so let's learn from Him and not waste our love. We will never run dry. We always have His resources!

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