Becoming An Enabler (3 of 3)
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(read part two)
Here is what all this comes down to for me.
I want to enable missionaries who long to evangelize the least reached.
I want to enable those who’s hearts break for the homeless.
I want to enable musicians who want to ply their craft as instruments of hope.
I want to enable parents who long to see their children grow into men and women of God.
I want to enable dreamers and visionaries who need that extra “umph” to take the next risky step.
I want to enable those who see broken friends but aren’t sure how to reach them.
I want to enable … through the enabling power of Christ who is alive and real and longs to see people who are proactive rather than passive.
I have no idea how this plays out vocationally. I know that I would love for my vocation to allow me to do this, but it’s something that I want to become whether my job plays into it or not… after all, ministry is a lifestyle, not a job… though sometimes the burden is heavier than any normal job.
and I know a few things if this is who I am to be:
* I have to cultivate creativeness in my life in order to bring fresh and motivating ideas to the table.
* I have to be keenly aware of the needs of those around me. Unfortunately most people don’t share their dreams anymore; I must be sensitive in order to find ways to enable…
* I have to be willing to work along side those I enable. This desire to enable sounds like a cop-out…After all, if i’m enabling then i don’t have to do the dirty work, right? But that is not the case at all. I want to find ways to partake in the work at some point or another. From mission field to soup kitchen, servanthood must be first and foremost a part of the enabling.
* I have to be willing to take risks by investing time, energy, money, emotions and trust into people who are probably less flawed than I but flawed none-the-less.
* I have to be willing to sacrifice.
* I have to make sure that my first ministry is to my family. I must enable my wife and children just as much as I enable my friends and those who cross my path.
* I have to know when to say “no.”
I have a long way to go… but I guess the only way to get started is asking… what do you want to do? And how can we help you get there? … or … can i borrow 50 bucks? (whichever you’d prefer to answer)
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i think without knowing it, God has been working on your enabling ability for a long time. i have seen you change in many of these areas over the past years…from becoming a servant more often to saying “no” when you need to. in fact, i can give you an example in everyone of these areas you mention. you are headed down the right path for becoming who He wants you to be. (just a bit of encouragement because i think i would be the one to see it most).