CHARIS SHALOM

20th Jun, 2007

People Are My Task

They say people tend to be either task oriented or people oriented. I think many Christians get tied up in their personalities rather than letting go of themselves and allowing Jesus to minister personally through them. Perhaps if we simply began to see that our job, our ministry, our task in this world is to love one another just as Jesus loved us by going to the cross for us we would see the Kingdom of God advanced beyond our wildest dreams. Are you in too big of a hurry to stop and encourage the person who is behind you with a smile and conversation as you wait for your 3 dollar cup of coffee at Starbucks? Do you have too much work to do to teach your son or daughter about the love of God by playing ball with them or a game of Uno or just telling them about God’s Word? Are you going to chase a career, a woman, a man, a fit body at the cost of your and others’ souls?

Posted by: Bryan Riley

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These are really good questions! I still have LOTS of “letting go” to do before Jesus’ life is what shines through all the time.

Just the other day at K-mart I got upset because there were 5-6 employees hanging around but no-one acknowledging that I was needing help with a return! Poor, pitiful me, having to wait 5 minutes…

Woe is me for thinking more highly of myself than I ought! God forgive me for letting my flesh shine through so selfishly and not allowing the love of Christ and His purpose in things to be what mattered the most.

Thank you for this timely post and for reminding me that I am not important. Jesus is!

By: marie on June 21st, 2007
at 8:36 am

It is amazing how easily we can make a difference in someones life…… and how seldem we do it.
It’s all about the people and they are broken.

By: Strider on June 21st, 2007
at 9:20 am

Marie, you are important. You are a Daughter of the King of all kings. Just remember that He wants you to love Him by loving others and spending those five minutes in line finding a way to invest into others’ lives.

Strider, it is amazing. Sometimes it is as simple as a smile. People act like they don’t want to be bothered, but the reality, as you know, is quite different.

When was the last time you (talking to anyone) asked someone if you could pray for them? And prayed on the spot?

By: Bryan Riley on June 21st, 2007
at 3:07 pm