Responsibility

I have been thinking about my first we here at work in California and I have to say that I was not really happy at first with what I was given my first day on the job and I was rather bitter about it all day. As the days have progressed though and I knew what was going to be expected of me during my day at work and there were no complaints from me. Next week I will have new tasks and one might even venture to say an "easier job" but it will still be work and I will have certain responsibilities bestowed upon me by my employer and I must not only to it with a good heart but do it to the best of my abilities as well. In the same way, we are given responsibilities with God and in our Christian walk, how we handle ourselves determines how much we grow and how much we can do with the tools we have been given in life. For instance we can only help others if we first have set ourselves straight with God and are striving to do his glory. Sure you can reach some but you will not know the full benefits of what God has in store for what you are doing and what he is doing for others unless you have a firm walk with him. Other times we tend to think we can take on more than we can and we end up getting burned or falling down, this comes along with knowing your limits and what is expected of you. It is not bad to exceed expectations but it is also foolish to do much more than you really can.

A verse that conveys this message is Luke 16:10 which states, "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." I think that this is telling us that no matter what role we are playing in working to build His Kingdom, we should understand that when we show what we can handle and have proven we can handle it, God will increase our load. For instance, you might think you are management material when you get an entry-level position but until you show what you can do and people see what you can and cannot handle, then you will be relegated to just doing what you have been given. If the management sees that you are excelling and have great promise, then you might just have a shot at receiving that position that you wanted at first. In the same way with our Christian walks, we cannot just try to jump in and say "God this is what I am ready for and this is where I want to be." We need to realize that our Christian walk is determined by our pace (in a sense) and we should be looking to grow everyday but not try to skip steps along the way. God gives us guidelines that will increase our passion for him and for changing the world but we have to follow his plan and let his Word guide us. I know that God is watching me carefully in certain areas because he has a reason not to trust me at certain times because I have not proved I am worthy of trust in certain areas. However, I am working at pushing myself and showing him that I can be trusted and that I am seeking him with all aspects of my life and I am seeing good benefits from it, but it is just the beginning.

I hope you all had a great day and hopefully some of you are getting back into reading this daily but I am praying for all of you and hope that God is continuing to guide you as you seek him.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson