My son had called me to play with some "new characters" mixed with monsters Stars Wars Galaxies or something, (I stayed at the time of the "Titans on the ring") and barely drew a smile, and said he had no desire or time to play. My wife tried to talk during dinner, but my mind was to "low battery".
The '98 had been a good year of ministry work: we had the TV show, more than six trips per month, the preparation of year-end cross on the obelisk, in addition to hundreds of conferences, camps , retreats, and several meetings. After all, was what we asked the Lord to serve. But for some reason, I was more exhausted than normal. I tried to apologize to the Lord giving a few reasons why I could not string together a coherent sentence in prayer, and went to sleep. Something was not working.
If the tiredness ruining my altar, it meant that he was mismanaging my time. So, a few days, in a flash of insight I told God to reveal to me why I was so tired. I was happy with my full schedule, but there was something that did not fit with my stress rampant.
- "Because you're doing things that I commanded you not to do" was the only answer. Sorry, surely God must be wrong, the equation is simple: "I want to serve God, I invite serve, there is nothing more to say. "But God kept telling him to do that while it was laudable, if He had sent me ... so no time served. - But perhaps you do not have to do everything is presented? - "If I sent you to do ... no. "- But ... what if I open the door, not supposed to enter without asking?. -" If I did not send you, it makes no sense to enter.
By the way, does I recently read a fascinating little story: "The keeper of a working lighthouse on a rocky coast received oil once a month to keep the flame burning. Since he lived near the town, did not lack visitors. One night a woman needed oil to keep your family warm. Another night a father needed oil for their lamps. Another oil needed to lubricate a wheel. All requests seemed legitimate, and the caretaker was to supply them. Towards the end of the month, he ran out of oil, and the lighthouse was turned off, which caused many ships crashed into the coast. The man received a reprimand from his superiors: "It gives you the oil for only one reason" - they said "We want to keep the light burning." We can not meet the needs of everyone. We can not please everyone. Although we are full of good intentions, we run the risk of losing sight of the reason which gave us the oil.
I tell you that I have ignored the tired and have felt good to come to bed exhausted, so much to serve God. But I would have run out of oil within days. In '99 I learned to say "no", although the causes were commendable.
"Sorry, pastor, but God called me to go to that conference.
"But we do look for thousands of young people to go y. ..
"I understand, but in my personal case, it is not what God called me. Some understand, and others may not. But understand that oil gives us a single reason, you can save the lives of thousands.
evangelistic burden If you got, do not dissipate into something else, points to the unconverted. If your heart is in missions, focus your call on that, and nothing else. Although we can not please everyone.
I receive hundreds of invitations a day. All, mostly, with laudable and worthy motives. The issue is whether I have to be there, if God has ordained. When we have clear "to what it gave us oil," we will messianic complex, we no longer believe the cap of the ocean, and learn to manage our time. Several months passed since the last time I felt tired to the point of being unable to pray. Now I have drawn my destination was just my call, and I dispersed: only pointed to the vision. We are people with unique missions. God trains us for months or years, only to a specific spot work that only we can do. If you have minds of plenty, have plenty missions and tasks, but if you have one mind, with a clear call, have unique missions.
is not lack of humility, but to understand what we were trained. If I was ready to play football, I have to spread with the tennis, but everything is sport. If my calling is to youth, that's where I aim the guns, the way effectively as possible. "We get the oil for a reason." Now I manage my time better, and try not to neglect the altar because of the agenda and obligations. Oh, and of course, when I finish this note, I'll be playing with my son with these ... those ... monsters of the galaxy, I think. Although, again, I liked most the "Titans in the ring." (Dante Gebel)
