Doing God's Will

               
'I desire to do Your will, O my God' Psalm 40:8 NIV

This Sunday we will begin Part two in the series "Power for Life." This week we'll be looking at God's spiritual gifts to us. Many ask the question, 'if I desire the gifts and God gives them to me, what's next?' Often when we start out ministering to others, we dream of doing earth-changing things and the thought of tackling them intimidates us. How do we use our gifts and not be intimidated? It's simple, just do God's will for you! Try to start small. Don't try to help everyone, just try to help someone! Do that, and in time you may find yourself living what Francis of Assisi described when he said, 'Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly, you are doing the impossible.' Even if you never get to do big things, you can find great fulfillment in doing right things. No act of kindness is too small to be worth doing. John Maxwell writes: 'Little did I realize when I started with a desire to add significance to others, that it would add significance to me! Now I understand. We should not receive anything without giving, and we cannot give anything without receiving.' The truth is, your dream isn't worthy of your life if it doesn't bless others. President Woodrow Wilson stated: 'You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.' There's an old Middle Eastern blessing that says, 'When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. May you live your life so that when you die, the world will cry and you will rejoice.' And that will surely happen if you live by the Scriptural truth, 'I desire to do Your will, O my God.' You are loved...