A few months ago the Lord
kind of took me to this verse in a way. I went in to a two week time with not
much going on. I had no agenda or reading plan or meetings just open to what
ever God wanted to show or tell me. I think some of it was a reminder or
confirmation and also some new things for me I think for where He is leading
me. I wasn’t reading in 1st Corinthians it just came to me in my
time with Him.
I built the first 38 years of
my life on the wrong foundation. While some of the things in my life were good
per say they did not last or hold up. Definitely glad for this finally
happening in my life so I could receive the true eternal foundation in Jesus
Christ that never fails. Isaiah 28:16 “Therefore the Lord GOD said:" Look, I have laid a stone in Zion,
a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes
will be unshakable.” Before you can build anything of eternal value you must
have the right foundation Jesus Christ. Praise God for His plan, the Holy
Spirit, sending Jesus, His kingdom, and being able to have eternal life in
Heaven where we will walk with God. Praise God for the prophets, the apostles
who started the church and His Word, the bible.
The
thing that spoke to me in this time is 1 Corinthians 3:10 “According to the grace of
God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation,
and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.” God
took me to but let each one take heed how he builds on it. We need to take heed
because like it says our work will be tested with fire. Fire separates and tests
the value of our works. Will it have value and bring glory to God. So it is
very important for a man to take heed how and what he uses to build with. What
gifts, talents, abilities time, and resources, etc. has God given but above all
to know how special and loved we are by God so we can love and bless others. It
has been my experience that every person has been given much from the Lord it
just needs to be discovered , understood, nurtured, an opportunity, and
available or willing. Each person is responsible for what they have been given.
Matthew 25:14-30 is a good scripture to read to help us understand that there is a responsibility to use what we have been given. This is how the blue letter bible defines heed in the Greek
word βλέπω blepō 991.
1) to see, discern, of the bodily eye
a) with the bodily eye: to be possessed of
sight, have the power of seeing
b) perceive by the use of the eyes: to see,
look descry
c) to turn the eyes to anything: to look at,
look upon, gaze at
d) to
perceive by the senses, to feel
e) to
discover by use, to know by experience
2) metaph.
to see with the mind's eye
a) to
have (the power of) understanding
b) to
discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand
c) to
turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, to
look at, to weigh carefully, examine
3) in
a geographical sense of places, mountains, buildings, etc. turning towards any
quarter, as it were, facing it.
When a
person accepts Christ they are reborn spiritually and receive the Holy Spirit,
God and Jesus is inside you. There are scriptures that teach us this, John
1:12-13 “But as many as received him, to them gave he
power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” 1 Corinthians chapter 2, 2
Corinthians 1:22, Ephesians 1:13-14, Colossians 1:27. Being reborn and having
the Holy Spirit helps us to have a mind like Christ. See things not from a
worldly perspective or worldly wisdom but God’s way and understanding or wisdom
from God. Romans 12:2 “Do not be
conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewal of
your mind, that by testing you may discern
what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” I really
like this verse in the ESV because it says that by testing you may discern what
is the will of God.
I can only write what God is speaking to me. Someone else may
have a different view because of who they are. Having the Holy Spirit and
hearing and reading God’s word is what changes us and helps us understand God’s
will and who we are in the Lord. But I also know it is the journey or
experience or testing that is a big part of helping us know who we are in
Christ and how he wants us to build in his kingdom. I think for me and most men
I know or have spent time with this does not happen only in meetings and is not
easy, it happens on a journey with your master. Being taught over and over and
taking spiritual gift test are helpful but also being led, the journey,
experience walking with the Lord, failures, help us discover and have
understanding what God wants to do through us. God has shown me that even my
life before I knew Him from when I was a kid and experiences plays a part and is
used in discovering his will and how he wants to use me.
In a
geographical sense of places, mountains, buildings, etc. turning towards any
quarter, as it were, facing it. Becoming like Christ, God’s timing, learning,
waiting, maturing and having more understanding and wisdom. I also think there
is time when you go and take your journey, you turn toward the place or area He
wants you to be in and you take the word of God your sword, gifts, talents, and
experiences and use them for his glory and Kingdom. I really try to seek the
Lord and discover as I walk with Him. I think this is a pretty special process
that takes place in a person’s relationship with the Lord. I can remember when
I first started to discover and learn more of who I am in the Lord. It is
really hard to put that time into words but it was and still is a very special
intimate thing that happens in my relationship with the Lord. I know the
ministry Christian Mentors
Network that I am in can
really help a person in this process. Anytime you have a mentor or brother to
walk with you to help you have a deeper relationship with the Lord and apply
the Word of God to your life will help discover on your journey. I have an
opportunity to work with men which is a huge help in my own growth in the Lord.
I also get to watch God transform men’s hearts and help them discover who they
are in the Lord. To watch a man have an opportunity, vision, plan, purpose, and
the tools to go on the journey to further God’s Kingdom and invest in others is
very special to me and continues to be for men. To watch a man change before
your eyes and then be used by God to bless others regardless of age,
personality, or what they have been through is a very cool God thing. To reap we have to sow.
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