Over the years I have had friends say to me, “You must like being busy because you always have something going on. It seems as though you only have a few minutes here or there for any one thing.” The truth is, I really don’t ”like it”, it’s just the way  my brain works best, going from one thing to another without much idle time, and it is what I feel God has called me to at this season of my life. Even now I realize that today will be a long day as God is working this devotional in the early afternoon hours and not early morning as I normally do. I have filled the morning with other things to do. More recently, I am trying to live with the thought that whatever I do in life should come second to winning souls for the kingdom. I remember praying and asking God, “I am a broken, wretched sinner, why would You use someone like me?” Then I heard a still small voice, “you know of My grace, I transformed your life, so other broken, wretched sinners will listen to you. Sometimes the people in the pit have a problem hearing from those in the pulpit, but they will hear from you because you’ve lived where they are.” As I pray, certain verses are brought to my spirit and I desire to make sure that I am being obedient to my Document of Authority, the Word of God, my Bible. I take personally what is written in *1 Timothy 4:13 Till I come, devote yourself to [public and private] reading, to exhortation (preaching and personal appeals), and to teaching and instilling doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly imparted to you [by the Holy Spirit] by prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you [at your ordination]. 15 Practice and cultivate and meditate upon these duties; throw yourself wholly into them [as your ministry], so that your progress may be evident to everybody.* My life’s purpose is to bring others to Jesus for I know that He is the only object of value worth living for. My life is constantly a missionary journey everywhere I go, so as long as He gives me strength for the day, I will go where He leads me no matter if it is something I want or not, even to the grave if need be. I implore you brethren to schedule your life according to God’s guidance and not your feelings and emotions, but live out what is written in verses like *1 Peter 4:10 As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God’s many-sided grace [faithful stewards of the extremely diverse powers and gifts granted to Christians by unmerited favor].* We all have a calling, God did not save us so that we can enjoy our Christianity in the peace of our own home in quietness. He has called us to a battle for souls. He has called us to preach the Gospel. The Lord Jesus is coming, perhaps today. My question for all those who profess Jesus is, do you really want to hear “Well done, good and faithful servant.” or are you going to hear ”He had such potential but squandered it on things with no spiritual value or reward.”? Think about this, what is a soul worth to you, even the most heathen and/or pagan? It should be whatever it takes to save it, no matter how uncomfortable it may be. The Armor of God is NOT meant to hang in our closets and be forgotten. It is to be used every day for the furtherment of the kingdom. I want all who listen to what I share to understand one thing, most of what I put out there is more for my own conviction and not anyone else’s condemnation. I want to live my life at God’s disposal, how about you? In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. pastord.blog

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