"The priests are in mourning, those who minister before the Lord." - Joel 1:9b
The first requirement for being
used by God in the life of others is to mourn on their behalf. We must identify
with their pain and suffering. Each of us must be broken for others first.
In order to be fully used by God
in the workplace, we need to understand what breaks God's heart. When we
understand what breaks God's heart, we are able to mourn on behalf of a
grieving person, or a nation we are called to serve. What breaks God's heart?
When we begin to answer this question, we begin the first step to becoming
instruments of change for those things that are important to God. Perhaps it is
an overemphasis in our own talent and abilities, or lack of complete trust in
Jesus. Perhaps it is the lack of respect for human life that leads to the
killing of innocent babies. Perhaps it is the deceit and pride that often rule
the workplace of commerce. Or perhaps it is the strife and divisions among His
own Body that grieve Him most. When we begin to mourn over our own sins in
these areas, God begins to use us as instruments of righteousness to affect
these things. It was only when God let me see my own sins in the workplace and
how they broke His heart that I began to be an instrument for His purposes.
Today, ask God to show you what
things in your world are breaking His heart. Then see how He might want you to
be the priest to affect for Him. The first step is identification with what
breaks God's heart.
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