Journal 10

 1 Corinthians 12: 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

Colossians 3 verse 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.

James 3 verse 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

Envy and Jealousy is not the way to do it.

I'm not going to be insecure about the gift that I do have.

Do you have a gift out there? Yes, but at the end of the day it's not about us, it's about Him.

We all play a unique gift. Don't get yourself caught up in pride. Stay humble. Don't think you're so unworthy, that your gift doesn't matter.

We all have a piece to play. It's never about perfection. It's not about how many times you fall down, it's about how many times you get back up and try again.

2 Timothy 1 verse 7: For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. '

And you with the spirit of fear talked yourself out of it.

So many times we get ourselves caught up sideways if  we don't.

We sometimes like to put God in a comfort box. We like to stay comfortable. God doesn't like boxes. He doesn't like our Linus security blankets, that we like to clutch onto. 

Get God out of the box, really move forward. 

God's Word stands alone.

You know what our fears, our anxieties, and our worries do? It robs us of our blessings. 

You have to let go of the old. 

Be the new creation.

Matthew 5 verses 14:-15-16: “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

How many of us keep that light hidden? God says no more, stop. 

What good am I lighting this room, if I put it in the closet? It doesn't light a room does it? No. 

If you have a light, put it where others can see it. Let it shine, so it can light up a room.

No gift is too small. You are worthy to walk with that gift.

And if you're that missing piece, He's going to leave the 99 and come after you.

Let your light shine. Leave all that baggage. 

Be the light. 

Don't be a doormat, but do everything in love.

1 Corinthians 13 verses 13 and 1:  And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.