http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/the-lord-of-the-work.html Christ-Centered Teaching for Christ-Centered Living Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:29:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/the-lord-of-the-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-1028 Sharon Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:20:40 +0000 http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/socwp/wordpress/?p=183#comment-1028 Another excellent article. The words that have been leaping out to me recently are "Separate unto Me". I really don't know how to put this into words... But I'm discovering that when I am "kicking against the pricks", I am usually angry at God. I am feeling frustrated, because I do not like what He is doing in my life. Yet after I have my temper tantrum, I come to the conclusion that He knows what He is doing, even though it doesn't feel very good to me. God is the one to "separate" us, even when we don't want to be separated. I take comfort in that, knowing that there is a purpose in all of this, although I don't know what it is right now. I know He does. Another excellent article.
The words that have been leaping out to me recently are “Separate unto Me”.
I really don’t know how to put this into words… But I’m discovering that when I am “kicking against the pricks”, I am usually angry at God. I am feeling frustrated, because I do not like what He is doing in my life. Yet after I have my temper tantrum, I come to the conclusion that He knows what He is doing, even though it doesn’t feel very good to me.
God is the one to “separate” us, even when we don’t want to be separated.
I take comfort in that, knowing that there is a purpose in all of this, although I don’t know what it is right now. I know He does.

]]> http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/the-lord-of-the-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-1025 G.Johnson Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:36:27 +0000 http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/socwp/wordpress/?p=183#comment-1025 I have seen this and believe it is so yet many contradict this truth. Lately I was asked to do adult bible study to help a friend (baptist minister) who is helping a small church for just a short time get on their feet after their pastor leaving. Anyway the friend is baptist and a firm believer in the Romans Road teaching and being commanded to go ye into all the world and preach the gospel. I know the Spirit has led me to only do what I see Father do and only say what he says. The minister challenges this and wants to do house to house, food for the hungry etc. I know I am going to have to gracefully bow out. I am very uncomfortable about this. Once I thought I need to be doing something like hospitals, nursing homes etc; for I was out of prison ministry at the time. I heard the Spirit speak "so you want to do a good thing do you"? very sarcastic. Well I said Lord are you being sarcastic, should I not be doing a good work some where? He replied, Do you want to do a good work or a God work? If it is a God work, you will wait on me to show you and send you and until then you will only wait on Me! He has no responsibility to confirm your word only HIS WORD! I have been so torn but I do feel like this baptist pastor is sincerely wrong but loves people and his heart wants to win souls for his crown as he puts it. I have seen this and believe it is so yet many contradict this truth. Lately I was asked to do adult bible study to help a friend (baptist minister) who is helping a small church for just a short time get on their feet after their pastor leaving. Anyway the friend is baptist and a firm believer in the Romans Road teaching and being commanded to go ye into all the world and preach the gospel. I know the Spirit has led me to only do what I see Father do and only say what he says. The minister challenges this and wants to do house to house, food for the hungry etc. I know I am going to have to gracefully bow out. I am very uncomfortable about this. Once I thought I need to be doing something like hospitals, nursing homes etc; for I was out of prison ministry at the time. I heard the Spirit speak “so you want to do a good thing do you”? very sarcastic. Well I said Lord are you being sarcastic, should I not be doing a good work some where? He replied, Do you want to do a good work or a God work? If it is a God work, you will wait on me to show you and send you and until then you will only wait on Me! He has no responsibility to confirm your word only HIS WORD! I have been so torn but I do feel like this baptist pastor is sincerely wrong but loves people and his heart wants to win souls for his crown as he puts it.

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