 WHEN…you can receive correction from one of less statue than yourself—and not allowing rebellion, resentment or bitterness to rise up in your heart. WHEN…your good, is evil spoken of—and your advice disregarded, and your opinions ridiculed and you refuse to let anger build…but instead, you take it all in with patient, loving silence. WHEN…you see a brother prosper and have his needs met, and can honestly rejoice with him and feel no envy, nor question God, while your own needs are far greater an in desperate circumstances. WHEN…you no longer enjoy a joke at the expense of another. WHEN…you no longer belittle those whom you are called to serve. WHEN…you no longer gloat over another’s weak points, with what you think of as your own strong points. WHEN…you no longer feel hurt or offended when someone charges you with things that you’re not guilty of; never forgetting that your sinless Savior trod this path to the end. WHEN…you yearn to serve others more than being served. WHEN…you view suffering as the greatest honor that can be offered to any follower of Christ. WHEN…you see what appears to be personal attacks on yourself as an attack on the Lord, not on yourself. WHEN…you become unflinchingly determined to see your mission accomplished regardless of the stress, pressure, disappointments and abuse that come your way. WHEN…you carry out God’s will with nothing less than all-out enthusiasm and excellence, even though it disrupts personal pleasures and routines. WHEN…reading God’s Word has taken priority over reading any other material. Have YOU…DIED YET? |