Practicing For Placement

"Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people."

PHILIPPIANS 2:14-15

The attitude that dictates action in most people comes from an internal feeling. If you are feeling good - there is much to be conquered, however, when things do not feel so good - it is easy to be conquered. 

Jesus was never conquered. He did everything exactly as planned, as directed, as guided by the Holy Spirit. In happiness or sadness, the Spirit of God is Holy and True - always worthy of the call. There is not to be self-pity but to be peace in Jesus. In Christ, everything is as it should be - the choice is the attitude you have in the situation. 

The tasks and life experience teaching of the Lord occur at the time of his choosing. It is our job to muster ourselves into the action of doing the task regardless of how we feel. At once we hear the call, we are to step up and do what is needed whether it is at our most desirable time or not. Through his Spirit we are made whole and capable of completing all that we are called to do.

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” Proverbs 17:22 

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.” James 4:10 

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 

“For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13