Love you all, praying for you,
Have you ever arrived at a place in your career where you worked for a major company, or even a small company with job responsibilities beyond every day assignments? Where you have discretion over your own efforts, responsibilities to perform, not just tasks assigned? Where your accomplishments were expected but self-directed? Where they didn’t tell you exactly how to do it, it was just your job to get things done, in the best possible way, and how you did it was really up to you? Even before that… remember when you went to college, you got away from your parents, the bus didn’t come at 6:50 every morning, and classes weren’t third, fourth and fifth period every day? In college no one got you up in the morning, no bus came to pick you up, you could miss your 8:00 altogether and no one would call your parents. You could miss it two weeks in a row (and next semester you didn’t schedule one)? If you had a job with some self-determined priorities, you had meetings with your boss - probably regularly. Were you ever surprised by a question? Something they asked you for – that it dawns on you should have obviously been completed, or done first, but you didn’t do it because you didn’t think of it, or maybe were focused on one project, when the project they deemed a priority – didn’t get done? It’s an awkward conversation, whether your boss is nice or rude. You worked your butt off, but on the wrong thing, and missed the thing they wanted most? The next time you went in for a meeting with your boss – you thought beforehand – what will He ask me for? Or what will she expect that I got done? You then come prepared for anything your boss might ask – you come over prepared! Most of which goes undiscussed, but you were ready if they asked. Then you learned to anticipate those questions not going into the meeting, but as soon as you leave the last meeting – so you anticipate what they will ask next time, and focus your time and energy between now and then - on what they deem most important. If you screw up and miss it completely. It’s embarrassing, but you will surely be prepared for next time - lesson learned. But have you ever thought about the end of your life? When your entire life is over, and you have a meeting with your boss? How will that go? No do-overs possible on this one. Clearly God is our Heavenly Father – it will be a homecoming beyond your greatest imagination! Way more joy than you could ever dream! But it will also be a meeting with your boss. He said there will be a review of your life - everything you ever did. Not gonna lie, that sometimes makes me a little nervous. While I can’t change the past – I want to be sure from this day forward I do everything that He tells me, so my thoughts and my ways, even the meditations of my heart are pleasing to Him. Have you ever wondered what He will ask you? What would be the first question? Probably what’s most important to Him… Will it surprise you? What do you think He will ask? Did you go to church every Sunday? Did you wear your best clothes? Did you stay and help but the chairs away? Did you do your devotions every day? Did you ever say a bad word? Isn’t it funny how humans have a list in their mind of the do’s and don’ts we think that God expects. But what if he asks something totally different, like your boss did? What if He asks… How many disciples did you make? Huh? What? Uhh, could you repeat the question please? How many disciples did you make? If you ever had a weekly 1:1 with your boss, only to find out that all the hours you put in, were focused on the wrong project, or out of priority order, you’ll never forget the feeling. But what if God just asks you about the great commission? The big kahuna – the job description? Go and make disciples. How did you do? How many disciples did you make? How many did you bring with you? Go into the whole world (every where you go) and tell people the good news about my son Jesus, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit – and teach them to do whatever I commanded you… to make one more follower of me, like you. Which leads to the first question. How are you following? You can’t make one if you aren’t one. What are you doing that you could replicate in someone else? That they could do… like you do? Not because you tell them to, but because they can see the fruit and it draws them! What are you doing in your life to follow Him, that’s transferable to someone else? Are you close enough to anyone for them to see it? You can’t teach them your assignment, that’s for you, they got one too. You can’t teach them your anointing, that’s for you, but they have one too. But how well you walk in yours, can encourage them to walk in theirs - if you’re close enough to someone for them to see it, and for you to share it. Your personal impact on others, is perhaps measured best by what remains after you’re gone. What do they remember about you? And what do they do because you do? How did you love them? they won’t remember anything else without feeling that… And how did you love Jesus – where they could see it? As usual God’s way is way different than man’s way. People want to make one before they want to be one. The best way to make a follower of Jesus – is to follow better. You can trust him to bring you alongside someone just to encourage them in their anointing, maybe with the way you are walking in yours. Praying that you will Know His Plans, be soaked in His Word, and walk with someone daily – so how you love and follow, can rub off on them, and encourage them to follow too. That’s the iron sharpening iron that makes disciples, better followers, better praisers, better obeyers. Praying that you will be aware of that next meeting that’s coming… and ask the Holy Spirit to direct your efforts where they will make the biggest difference, the greatest impact, and bring the best result. That’s where all the joy is, and the reward. Love you all, dad
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