SERVING GOD

Hi guys hope you're all loving and obeying God,
The title for this weekend's blog was inspired by the theme for my Church (Lighthouse Chapel International) for  the year 2015 which is 'SERVING GOD'. The question is, ‘How do you serve God whole heartedly?’ Serving God whole heartedly means serving God with all that we have and genuinely from our heart.

It is a great thing to serve the Lord because through that, we help enhance the ministry of God’s Word and we also get blessings from God for being his servants. In what ways can you serve God? It will surprise you the number of things you can do for God. Some of these things include joining a ministry in church and also helping to even invite people to church and caring for others in church. We can also serve God by being faithful in our finances and by honouring the leaders God has chosen to teach us.


In order to serve God wholeheartedly we have to devote our efforts to the Lord. By devoting our efforts, we aim to work for God without looking at what others do. In other words we can devote our efforts to work to enhance God’s kingdom rather than to please our friends.
The bible says in Hebrews 12:28-29 that, “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” (NIV) 

Well just a quick question, Do you devote all your efforts to God or do you serve God acceptably in reverence and awe?
From verse 28 we see that we have to serve God in a way that is very pleasing to him and in a respectful way. One thing to remember as a servants of God is, we do what we do because of our love for God Not because we want to please our pastor or some people in church. So if you find yourself aiming to please anybody rather than God then I guess you have to re-assess your priorities as a servant of God.

The bible says in John 4:24 that “God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship him in Spirit and in truth.”(NIV)

In the verse above we realise that God wants us to serve and worship him in spirit and in truth. Are you serving the Lord in truth or in pretence? Serving the Lord in truth means to overlook the desires of your natural body and to deny yourself of what you feel is right for your body. In so doing you give God the chance to lead you on the right path and way. Serving God in the spirit also means to practice love, kindness, endurance, goodness, meekness, faithfulness, joy, peace and self-control in your work.  To serve God in spirit means to serve him with much effort and zeal, it means to serve him with a willing and thankful heart.

We need to learn how to serve God in Honesty, Holiness, Sincerity and in Humility. To be able to be a good and faithful servant we have to be as humble as a child. There’s no two ways about it. If you’re a proud servant your service and worship won’t be acceptable. In fact God will resist you.
James 4:6 says that “But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble..” (NKJV)

So aim to be a humble servant and God will lift you up and give you more Favour and Grace.
Thank you for your time and take time to think about your service to God whether it is acceptable or not. Aim to be a humble servant and serve God out of love and Sincerity.

Have a great week ahead and remember to share this with  your friends.

~Louisahazel