Ok, it's Tuesday and I've kept yall waiting long enough. I posted those questions Saturday to get yall to think about what you could do to change the world with God. Every single one of us makes mistakes and doesn't take the leap of faith to do what God wants us to do. I recently failed at doing what He wanted me to do.
I was on vacation, and the night before we were heading off, I got this awesome idea to do some outreach while I was there. Why not right? I had everything planned out: Bible, Pen, Notepad, even an email account so I could stay in contact with the people I minister to. They could ask questions about anything I couldn't say then, or maybe new questions they had just thought of. Brilliant right?? ......Well that's what I thought too, and even through most of the day on the way there. BUT, as soon as I reached the city, I was so tired, I put it off. Again and again and again...We were there for three days and two nights!! I could've done something, SOMETHING!!!!
Sigh...but yeah, we all do this. We all disappoint and fail, but never give up, because He will help you if you let Him. Some of you are probably thinking this: "I don't feel Him. I know I should and I believe in Him, but I just don't feel inspired to help." or, "I do feel inspired to help, but like you I put it off for selfish needs that I can't seem to overcome." Well good news, cuz I have an answer for both.
"I don't feel Him. I know I should and I believe in Him, but I just don't feel inspired to help."
To start off, I will answer this one first. I used to struggle with this, and to be honest, you never truly stop feeling this way about certain things. You will always feel like you just aren't being called to do anything during certain points all throughout your life, there's no stopping it. The best way to stop is to pray. You can also try to basically do something. That's much easier said than done, but that's the best first step. Do something that you normally wouldn't do, something out of your comfort zone. Something that you think God would want you to do, such as something as simple as talking to your siblings or friends about Jesus, seeing how their journey with Christ is going. This helps both ways, because they get to think about exactly where they are at spiritually, and you will get more experience!
Another way to help you with this is to go to youth group more if you don't often. Listen to the lesson, don't drift off into your imagination every time. This will help considerably. Reading the Bible is something that helps as well, and not just a little bit either. Reading His Word is one of the most powerful things you can do other than praying, and is something that can never be replaced. Never forget that.
"I do feel inspired to help, but like you I put it off for selfish needs that I can't seem to overcome."
As for this one, I struggle with this one constantly and I pray that I quit. The selfish desires of human beings are nothing compared to the big picture that God has painted for us, yet we always forget how important it is to do the things He asks. The best way to stop this is to pray (of course), read the Bible (always), and try to think about things differently. Try and put other peoples needs above yours and go from there. I know that's easier said than done, but it helps for me, although not all the time. My personal needs tend to take over sometimes.
Really the best way is to pray. I can tell you all sorts of ways to live your life and how to control certain actions, but really none of what I say will truly help unless your heart is in it. That is why you must pray, to become closer to God. If you don't, none of what I say will matter in the end.
Anyways, enough of my lectures. I hope yall enjoyed the time yall spent thinking about the question, and I hope this post was too long and boring!! Until next time, keep on keeping-on!!!
