Serving My Sovereign With Excellence
My new favorite phrase. It was told to me during training at Maranatha Bible Camp. Every time I say it, inside I feel a fire light itself inside me. The work I do every day, it doesn’t matter what it is, I am doing it for the Almighty. whether I am eating, or drinking I am doing it for the glory of my Sovereign! (1 Corinthians 10: 31)
This statement redefined the way I look at my job, my life. I have read the verse in 1 Corinthians, I have it memorized, but knowing them does not mean I understand them. You might be saying “but will, that sounds pretty self explanatory”. My question, is if it is so self explanatory, why does it not appear in the way we act. That one verse describes the entirety of the life of a disciple of Christ. Do EVERYTHING for the glory of God.
The title of this article, is only five words long. These five words are my morals, they are my goals, they are my purpose, they are who I am. I am to serve I am.
Working at Maranatha, I always play disney music when it is time to clean the camp. I love singing to it, it makes other people laugh. One song I have heard a lot the past few weeks is from Beauty and the Beast. The song is called “Be Our Guest”. A line that sticks out to me every time I here is “Life is so unnerving, For a servant who’s not serving”. I can feel closest to my Papa when I am serving him, and when I am not, well then what am I truly accomplishing? This is why I strive in all I do to
SERVE MY SOVEREIGN WITH EXCELLENCE.
It has been a fantastic summer. It is really easy to stay encouraged, and to see God in the people around you, when you become as close as family to them. My brothers and sisters at camp have clearly exemplified the fellowship of a community of believers. Seeing them serve our heavenly daddy, brings my heart peace. I love them and they will remain in my thoughts and prayers through my new journey. Even though I need to leave, I hope that I have shown them how much that I love them, and that I was God’s hands and feet in their lives. I still have a few days left, but I just couldn’t help but write about them because it is so prevalent on my heart.
I will be leaving one community and start moving into another one. I have never even met any of the people on my squad yet, but through facebook and skype, I’ve found out at least two things about them. It’s going to be a really fun and eternally prosperous nine months. If you and the people around you are looking at the same goal, it is quite easy to walk along side them. It is when someone develops alternate motives that digress from the path, that problems arise. Training Camp is only 20 days away. I am ready to go.
