Ever feel ineffective
and unproductive?
I have!
I was going through a bad spell. I took on a church building project in Nevis.
My path to dedicating the church was laid out for me. We had tremendous success
with the first team, getting the building up to the bond beam level. After
considering the options, we ordered a roof to be made and shipped to Nevis,
arriving in time for the next team. They were going to weld the roof to be
finished by team 3. Team 4 was going to lay the floors and hang the doors and windows.
The last team was going to finish the platform, plaster and paint, and
generally get the building to the dedication stage.
My plan fell apart when the shipment scheduled to take 15 days took over two months! Welders became electricians. Stairs were built instead of the roof being installed. As of this writing, I am scheduled to host the last team without any assurance that the roof will come. Is it lost forever in the Bermuda Triangle? I was carrying this discouragement to last Sunday’s service when a scripture spoke to my heart about being effective:
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life...
…make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
My plan fell apart when the shipment scheduled to take 15 days took over two months! Welders became electricians. Stairs were built instead of the roof being installed. As of this writing, I am scheduled to host the last team without any assurance that the roof will come. Is it lost forever in the Bermuda Triangle? I was carrying this discouragement to last Sunday’s service when a scripture spoke to my heart about being effective:
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life...
…make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:3-8 (niv) portions
I've preached it. I've tried to live it. God is more concerned about the worker than the work!
During you setbacks —and there WILL BE setbacks— what is the work that God is doing in you
so He can more effectively work through you? Let keep our eyes on Him to keep from being ineffective and unproductive in life and in ministry.
so He can more effectively work through you? Let keep our eyes on Him to keep from being ineffective and unproductive in life and in ministry.
