Go up to the Hills

"So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up."                                              Galatians 6:9 NLT

I just finished listening to another sermon by Pastor Craig Groeschel of Life.church. WOW! One statement that he made that stood out to me was this. "Successful people do consistently, what Normal people do occasionally." I don't feel very successful, nor am I very consistent in what I do either. All too often I compare my life to other people, and I get discouraged and just give up. God has work for me to do, but I have to just go and DO it, and leave the results up to God! 

"Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the lord."                                      Haggai 1:8 NLT

Notice that it doesn't say; "Build me the biggest, baddest, most beautiful temple..." Just says.. "Go to the hills, bring down the timber, and rebuild the temple", and God will be happy with it. It's simple... Be obedient, and I will be honored by it, and take pleasure in your obedience. This is a very important concept, yet one I have struggled with all my life. 

There are areas in my life that I feel God is calling me to be obedient, but doing the things that He is calling me to do would require me to stay strong, and I will likely face opposition, which will be uncomfortable to say the least. To say that I am scared, would be an understatement. I know that it sounds very serious, and no, I am not talking about something drastic like packing my bags and leaving for some far-away mission field. It's something small, but Big at the same time. I will come back to it sometime in the future I am sure. I will definitely be praying about it, because it's been on my mind for a long time.