Topic: Praying And Doing

If the truth were told, many people will stand before the Lord and tragically have to say… "I prayed but I never stopped to listen." "I prayed but I never gave my time." "I prayed but I never gave my money." "I prayed but I always left the doing to someone else." "I prayed but I never forgave." "I prayed but I never reached out in love." However, other people will need to say a word because these people, instead of speaking will hear the Lord say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." These faithful servants will hear these words because many faithful servants have spent their whole life in silent service to the Lord. Many faithful servants never expect anything back from Him, never expect any reward from Him, never expect any prize from Him, and never expect any glory from Him. Many faithful servants gave their blood, sweat, and tears for Him. Many faithful servants gave their life for Him. As Christians, we have been too complacent. We have given responsibilities to the Lord when we could have easily shouldered the responsibilities ourselves. We have trusted the Lord to do what we could do ourselves because we have been too lazy to deal with what we could have done ourselves. We have not been faithful servants because we have not backed up our praying with our doing. In our Christian life we must both pray AND do. When we pray we must also listen to God speaking to us. When we pray we must also give our time. When we pray we must also give our money. When we pray we must not leave the doing to someone else but pick up the doing and do the doing ourselves. When we pray we must also forgive. As we forgive, we must also reach out in love.

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