" SO IF YOU FAITHFULLY OBEY THE COMMANDS, I AM GIVING YOU TODAY -TO LOVE THE LOVE YOUR GOD AND TO SERVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL- THEN I WILL SEND RAIN ON YOUR LAND IN ITS SEASON, BOTH AUTOMN AND SPRINGRAINS, SO THAT YOU MAY GATHER IN YOUR GRAIN, NEW WINE AND OIL" Deaut11:13-14 (Niv)
Repeatedly the bible says to "serve the Lord with all your heart". God want us to serve Him passionately, not dutifully, people rarely excel at the task, they don`t enjoy doing or feel passionate about. God wants you to use your natural interest to serve Him and others. How do you know that you are serving God from your heart.
The first telltale is enthusiasm,when you are doing what you love to do, no one has to motivate you, or challehge you, or check up on you. You do it with for the sheer enjoyment.You dont need rewards, or applause, or to be paid, you love to serve in this way.
The opposite is also true, when you do not have the heart to do it, you are discouraged easily. One characteristics in serving God from your heart is you do it with effectiveness. Whenever you do what God wired you to love to do, you get good at it, passion drives perfections. If you don`t care about a task, it is unlikely you will excel at it, On the other hand the highest achievers in any field are those who do it because of passion, not duty nor profit
We`ve all heard people say, i took a job i hate in order to make alot of money, so someday,i can quit and do what i love to do. That is a big mistake, do not waste your life on a job that does notexpressyour heart, remember the the greatest things in life are not things"meaning is far more important than money"
The richest man of the whole world once said"A Simple life in the fear of God is better than rich life with a ton of headachess" proverbs 15:16
Dont settle for achieving"the good life"because the good life is not good enough. Untimately, it does not satisfy. You can have alot to live on and still have nothing to live for. Aim instead for the "better life "serving God in a way that express your heart, figure out what you love to do, and that God gives you a heart for-and do it for his glory!
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