Do I do enough?

"Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter." Proverbs 24:11 NKJV I attended a men's conference & retreat last weekend & really enjoyed it. I was with a large group of guys (staff & students) from Teen Challenge, where I am blessed to work and serve. It was a time of refreshing, a time of fellowship, a time of worship, and a time of challenge. The speaker presented great messages and gave me a lot of food for thought. While I've always thought I was a pretty good guy and that I served GOD & my fellow man well, I realized that there is always more work to be done, more souls to be reached for the Kingdom, more ministries & missions to support. The more I thought about it, the more I understood that I can never do enough. I can't repay, even in part, what GOD did for me in sacrificing His Son for ME. I realized that even though I tithe, even though I pray, even though I minister to others--I can never do enough! I realized I must drink daily of the living water of the Spirit so that I might be continually filled in such a way that the Spirit overflows from me and onto & into those I come in contact with. That same Spirit that filled Jesus as He prepared for His earthly ministry is available to me, is available to you, is available to all who are willing to be humbly submitted to & used by GOD. He expects it, He commands it, and He promises to provide us what we need to do it. We just have to step outside of our comfort zone & allow ourselves to be stretched, to grow and serve and love with all we have so others will see Christ in us. The world would be a better place if we simply followed the plans laid out for us in GOD's Word. Jesus said we would do far greater things than He did but we have settled for mediocrity and complacency instead of storming the gates of hell like we are supposed to. It's time for me to draw my sword and charge into the battle, giving all I have to serve the Lord and His people. It's time for the church to get serious about doing the work of GOD instead of sitting comfortably in our buildings going through the motions of "church" while the people of the world are dying & plunging into hell. It is our duty as Christians to show them the way to GOD. If we don't, who will? Something to ponder... Be blessed! Tony