Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they
neither toil nor spin”-they simply are!
Think of the sea, the air, the sun, the stars, and the moon-all of these simply
are as well-yet what a ministry and service they render on our behalf! So often
we impair God’s designed influence, which He desires to exhibit through us,
because of our own conscious efforts to be consistent and useful. Jesus said
there is only one way to develop and grow spiritually, and that is through focusing and concentrating on God. In
essence, Jesus was saying, “Do not worry about being of use to others; simply
believe on Me.” In other words, pay attention to the Source, and out of you
“will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). We cannot discover the source
of our natural life through common sense and reasoning, and Jesus is teaching
here that growth in our spiritual life comes not from focusing directly on it,
but from concentrating on our Father in heaven. Our heavenly Father knows our
circumstances, and if we will stay focused on Him, instead of our
circumstances, we will grow spiritually-just as “lilies of the field.”
The people who
influence us the most are not those who detain us with their continual talk,
but those who live their lives like the stars in the sky and “the lilies of the
field”-simply and unaffectedly. Those are the lives that mold and shape us.
to be of use to God, maintain the proper relationship with Jesus Christ by
staying focused on Him, and He will make use of you every minute you live- yet
you will be unaware, on the conscious level of your life, that you are being
used of Him.
