Words of wisdom: And Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab and every able and wise hearted man in whose mind the Lord had put wisdom and ability, everyone whose heart STIRRED him up to come to do the work. Exodus 36::2
Life point
How to get stirred up for God!
The people who built the tabernacle of the Lord were stirred up about the things of God, and they gave with wiling hearts.
You may be thinking, I wish I could be excited about the Lord’s work, but I just don’t feel that way. I don’t really know how to get my self stirred up. What can you do to be stirred up for God?
Stay around people who are excited about the things of God.
Before long, you will be excited and stirred up too. If you associate with a person who is a visionary, you will soon get a vision .
But if you stay around lifeless people who want to do nothing but complain, sit on the couch, eat doughnuts, and watch soap operas , big brother, then soon you will be doing the same things.
Decide to take action about the negative way you feel instead of just wishing things were different.
Realize that if you want to have victory over your feelings strongly enough, you will do whatever it takes to get it.
If you don’t want the victory, no one can motivate you to want it. We need to stop feeling sorry for ourselves.
We need to stop whining, I wish I had this, or I wish I didn’t have that. I wish my parents loved me more. I wish I had more money. I wish my back didn’t hurt. I wish… I wish.. I used to do that. For years I went around wishing until the Lord spoke to me and said “
You can be pitiful or you can be powerful, but you cannot be both . So take your pick “.
Avoid passivity, procrastination, and laziness.
A passive person waits to be moved by an outside force before he or she will take action. We are to be motivated and led by the Holy Spirit within us, not by things on the outside.
The best way we can guard against the spirit of passivity is to do what we need to do now, and do it with all our might.
Stay on fire for God.
Romans 12:11 encourages us, never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor, be aglow and burning with the spirit, serving the Lord. In order to always be aglow and burning, we have to stay on fire.
I have discovered that the best way to fan the fire is to speak the Word of God in the form of prayer, praises, preaching, or confession. Those disciplines stir up the gift within, keep the fire burning, and prevent my spirit from sinking within me.
Remember everything we do is to be done unto the Lord and for His glory. We should do it through Him, to Him, for Him, by Him and with Him. And we should do it willingly with our whole hearts stirred up within us.
Prayer
Lord give me the inner strength to be powerful and stirred up to serve You in Jesus Christ mighty name!
