Commissioners For Christ

28/09/2022

28/09/2022

27/09/2022

Are you on overload?
“There is nothing better than to…find satisfaction in work.” Ecc 2:24 NLT
There will be times in life when it feels like there’s too much to do, and not enough time to do it. However, when you’re constantly on overload, it shows up in your attitude, your relationships, your job performance, and even your walk with God. If that’s where you are today, here’s what you need to do: (1) Pray. “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken” (Ps 55:22 NIV). Before you fall apart, ask God for the wisdom to evaluate what you are doing, and then be honest with yourself about why you’re in this predicament. The writer of Proverbs says, “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off…like an eagle” (Pr 23:4-5 NIV). Ask God to show you where you may be sacrificing your peace, health, and relationships on the altar of materialism. (2) Delegate. Moses, one of the greatest leaders in the Old Testament, was falling apart under the weight of responsibilities he needed to share with others. He got so depressed that he asked God to take his life! There were capable people all around him who were willing to help, but he wouldn’t let them. Sound familiar? As long as you insist on controlling and doing everything yourself, your productivity will stall and your peace of mind will evaporate. Bottom line: If you’re on overload today, start making some changes.

26/09/2022

Live with integrity
“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.” Pr 10:9 NIV
There are those who live with integrity and those who don’t, and interestingly they’re both rewarded. The first group lives with an abiding sense of God’s peace and security, the second group with the constant fear of being found out. “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity” (Pr 11:3 NIV). A person with integrity is “complete and undivided.” They adhere to high moral principles in every area of life. Does that mean you’ll never fall? No. “A righteous man may fall seven times and rise again” (Pr 24:16 NKJV). Everybody falls, but people of integrity always get back up. God is patient; He‘ll work with you until you get it. And if you suffer from a lack of integrity, He can still put your life back together again if you surrender to Him. Before he wrestled with the Lord, Jacob was a cheat and a deceiver (See Gen 27:35-36 NLT). And after he wrestled with the Lord, he walked with a limp. But God would rather have someone who walks with a limp because they’ve wrestled with their issues and won, than someone living under false pretenses. Daniel, a Jew living in captivity, refused to eat non-kosher food because it violated God’s law. Joseph was single, far from home, and lonely, but he refused to sleep with his boss’s wife. Paul says, “When you are tempted, he will…provide a way out so that you can endure it” (1Co 10:13 NIV). God always has a way out, and when you’re committed to walking in integrity, He’ll reveal it to you.