Another lesson I learned in 2011 is to focus on what God has told me, not what poeple tell me.
When praying to God long and hard about what His will for my life is I have felt Him tell me that He does not want me to worry about what the need is in the world, He simply wants me to pour out what I am learning so others can learn from it too. This means that I should write, teach, and lead so that I may make leaders of everyday men and women around the world.
Part of my internship with Church Assistance Ministry (CAM) is helping me to advance on that by teaching a weekly Bible study for men. Teaching that Bible study definitely lines up with pouring out what I learn to help make leaders. However, sometimes the feedback I receive from the participants does not always affirming that God has told me to teach others. Sometimes at our Bible study the guys tell me they do not understand what I am trying to teach, they are not sure what I am attempting to explain, or they do not see how the questions I am asking relate to the topic of the lesson.
Luckily I have learned that I need to listen to God’s voice, not the voices of people here on earth. When God tells me to do something, I do it to honor and serve him. Even if people here on earth do not agree or are displeased with what I create, I know that the only opinion that matters is God’s. His opinion of the work I do and create is what I care about, and the negative statements of others are not going to slow me down or discourage me. I know what God has told me to do with my life, and I am going to keep doing that regardless of what I am told by people here on earth.
Question: How do you focus on what God has told you instead of what other people tell you?
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