Lately the Bible story of Solomon has really been popping up a lot. You know, the one when God asked him to choose anything he would want. He ultimately said he felt inadequate to lead the people of Israel, so he asked for wisdom. God not only granted him that, but great prosperity as well. Our God is indeed a God of abundance.
What should WE ask for?
It seems there is much honor in the gift of tongues. The ability to speak directly, as it were, to God, in spirit. Especially when you learn that Satan doesn't get to understand you when you use the spiritual gift of tongues.
Or what about discernment? Don't we all want to know, at any moment, what really is the will of God? (Not that we would always follow, anyway. We still have our flesh to contend with.)
This question has really been at the forefront of thought lately. Thanks to some recent grant-proposal work with YfC (Youth for Christ) and with the church, an answer is finally revealing itself. These people really epitomize what Paul was trying to explain, when he said in 1 Corinthians "...but the greatest of these is love."
I have decided that is what I most need in all my ventures. If I can share the love of Christ with those around me, and even with those I casually encounter - if God will multiply that gift in me, then I will have served Him well.
How do we know God isn't offering every one of us the same opportunity? I think He will still honor the answer to that question. So, my question is -
What would you ask? Trust God to provide it, and more. That's magis thinking!
Monday, May 14, 2007
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