Troy a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Be instant in season, out of season." 2 Timothy 4:2
Many of us suffer from the morbid tendency to be instant "out of season." The
season does not refer to time, but to us - 'Be instant in season, out of
season," whether we feel like it or not. If we do only what we feel inclined to
do, some of us would do nothing for ever and ever. There are unemployables in
the spiritual domain, spiritually decrepit people, who refuse to do anything
unless they are supernaturally inspired. The proof that we are rightly related
to God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not.
One of the great snares of the Christian worker is to make a fetish of his rare
moments. When the Spirit of God gives you a time of inspiration and insight, you
say - "Now I will always be like this for God." No, you will not, God will take
care you are not. Those times are the gift of God entirely. You cannot give them
to yourself when you choose. If you say you will only be at your best, you
become an intolerable drag on God; you will never do anything unless God keeps
you consciously inspired. If you make a god of your best moments, you will find
that God will fade out of your life and never come back until you do the duty
that lies nearest, and have learned not to make a fetish of your rare moments.
Amen
Troy
Be instant in season, out of season." 2 Timothy 4:2
Many of us suffer from the morbid tendency to be instant "out of season." The
season does not refer to time, but to us - 'Be instant in season, out of
season," whether we feel like it or not. If we do only what we feel inclined to
do, some of us would do nothing for ever and ever. There are unemployables in
the spiritual domain, spiritually decrepit people, who refuse to do anything
unless they are supernaturally inspired. The proof that we are rightly related
to God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not.
One of the great snares of the Christian worker is to make a fetish of his rare
moments. When the Spirit of God gives you a time of inspiration and insight, you
say - "Now I will always be like this for God." No, you will not, God will take
care you are not. Those times are the gift of God entirely. You cannot give them
to yourself when you choose. If you say you will only be at your best, you
become an intolerable drag on God; you will never do anything unless God keeps
you consciously inspired. If you make a god of your best moments, you will find
that God will fade out of your life and never come back until you do the duty
that lies nearest, and have learned not to make a fetish of your rare moments.
Amen
Troy
