Sitting on my Toilet

I had another interesting conversation with a mate of mine today on the topic of job and ministry.  The jist of the story is that a job in the secular world feels like not really serving God, compare to a full time ministry.  As I was conversing, this reminded me of a sermon I heard from Hillsong Church in Sydney.

I do believe the deep desires in your heart were placed there by the creator and ultimately for his purpose.  There is a difference between desires and wants in my mind.  Desires are something that is carved into your heart and even if you shake it off, it’ll always be there until your heart gives up.  It’s what moves you to tears, or that nudge in your heart when you see/hear something related.  Wants are more or so in our head and not consistent.  Today I may want a nice car, but tomorrow I may decide to get a bike instead.  (sorry for the lame example).

Truly following God’s will, one has to start with complete surrendering.  God will take us through the life, giving you small things and let you learn the lessons before giving you the ultimate desires.   But he needs your heart and you need to be in him. ‘delight yourself in the lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart’.

So, our job right now doesn’t seem ‘holy’.  What if God placed you there for his plan? Unless there is a strong desire to not be doing what you are doing now, there is very likelihood that you are exactly where God wants you to be.  [Well you are always exactly where God wants you to be, sometimes that point is where you realize you need to change]. We can always use what we have in our hands to be a good steward and good servant.  Not all of us are called to be in full time ministry, but we are all full time ministers.  Just in different settings – some may be in church, some may be in another country, some are in the marketplace.  I’ve heard people say I am just going to lay my job down. I don’t know.  Is it really yours to lay it down?

It’s very hard for us to understand what we currently doing can be used for God, or even where is this going.  I think if we just trust it, and do the best we can with what we are given now, few years down the road, we will understand it clearer.  If you do well with the little things, he will give you more.

I am glad I never thought about singing, or at least the opportunity never came, because I am pretty sure it’ll be very distracting and awful to the listeners.  I will make William Hung like Elvis compare to me. It’s just not in me.  I am very much like to be doing what I am good at and be more effective at that.

I can’t say much about others, but at least looking back on my own; God has taken me through every step of the way to get me where I am right now.  Even through the early part of my life which I didn’t even know him, but yet he was still there.

So, what’s in your hand today?