Justyn Smith • A Heart For Revival

  Sharpen Your Skills Photo Credit: Malte Wingen on Unsplash Dear Preachers (there's a tidbit for the non-preacher in this blog too!), SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS. I haven't arrived, and you haven't either. There's work to do, for He is worthy. Rest satisfied in yesterday's outcome (you gave it your all), learn from yesterday's weak points (there's always something to learn), and plan for tomorrow's successes (let's purpose to be effective by the Spirit for Christ's sake)! It has been said, "A Pastor is called to: 1.  Pastor People ,  Preach to People  and establish  Programs for Reaching People. " You can scan the Pastors of present day and say, "This one is great at PASTORING people...This one is great at PREACHING to people....This one is great at creating PROGRAMS for reaching people, but it's difficult to find a Pastor that is successful at all three." HEED now... -> A Pastor doesn't have to be the best at all three to

  Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard Created with Adobe Spark —> Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard We can all learn from an ant today. It’s a very small creature with a powerful example displayed! Proverbs 6:6-11 KJV [6] Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: [7] Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, [8] Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. [9] How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? [10] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: [11] So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. —> When you note your own LAZINESS, observe the ant. Study the ant. Consider how an ant gets along in life. vs 6 —> An ant doesn’t need a LEADER to provide for it. We don’t need any authority over us to tell us that we need to get busy now so we will “have” later. vs 7-8 —> We will suffer LOSS LATER if we are LAZY now. vs 8-11 >>Get up