"Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible spiritually to God for other people?" ~~Oswald Chambers

Sometimes I have to be challenged. Jesus does it all the time. This quote from Oswald Chambers hit me right between the eyes. I am responsible to GOD for other people coming to His Son Jesus. There is no plan B. GOD is counting on me.

"Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible spiritually to God for other people?" ~~Oswald Chambers

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Who understands me?

Wow. Now here is a thought. How much of our current culture is built around trying to understand ourselves. Way too much and not the way things are in God's world.

“We have to get rid of the idea that we understand ourselves. That is always the last bit of pride to go. The only One who understands us is God.” ~~Oswald Chambers

Will I obey God?

Am I willing to let others experience pain because I am following Jesus?

"If we obey God, it is going to cost other people more than it costs us, and that is where the pain begins." ~~Oswald Chambers http://ow.ly/Vfdi

"The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty." ~~Oswald Chambers

We live in a world where the conventional wisdom is that we must have goals and will only be successful if we achieve them. Really?? Is that all there is to life.

Jesus demands we don't see it that way. He knows we only have today and that is devoted to doing what our heavenly Father wants us to. Tomorrow will take care of itself.

. . . it has not yet been revealed what we shall be . . . —1 John 3:2

via My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.

"Our work is not to save souls, but to disciple them." ~Oswald Chambers

""All heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, all hell terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or less ignore its meaning." ~~Oswald Chambers

"God is never in a hurry." ~~Oswald Chambers

"May we learn to intercede so wholeheartedly that Jesus Christ will be completely and overwhelmingly satisfied with us as intercessors." ~~Jesus

"When we lose sight of God, we become hard and dogmatic." ~~Oswald Chambers

"We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself." ~Oswald Chambers

"The goal of my spiritual life is such close identification with Jesus Christ that I will always hear God and know that God always hears me." ~Oswald Chambers

"God has given His commands to us, but we pay no attention to them, ... because we do not truly love and respect Him." ~~Oswald Chambers

"We don’t consciously and deliberately disobey God— we simply don’t listen to Him. God has given His commands to us, but we pay no attention to them— not because of willful disobedience, but because we do not truly love and respect Him." ~~Oswald Chambers

"Be exhausted for God, but remember that He is your supply." ~~Oswald Chambers

"Are you willing to give and be poured out until you are used up and exhausted—not seeking to be ministered to, but to minister?" ~~Oswald Chambers

"This total surrender to “the love of Christ” is the only thing that will bear fruit in your life." ~~Oswald Chambers

"Our Lord never requires the same conditions for discipleship that he requires for salvation." ~~Oswald Chambers

"When we touch the foundation of the reality of the good news of God, we will never bother Him anymore with little personal complaints." ~Oswald Chambers

I need to understand that God sent Jesus to redeem the whole world, not just me. What am I willing to endure to bring the good news of God to others? Criticism? Torture? Jail? Death? Ostracism?

Is it worth it? Yes, it is. It's not about me.

It is an injustice to say that Jesus Christ labored in redemption to make me a saint. Jesus Christ labored in redemption to redeem the whole world and to place it perfectly whole and restored before the throne of God. The fact that we can experience redemption illustrates the power of its reality, but that experience is a byproduct and not the goal of redemption. If God were human, how sick and tired He would be of the constant requests we make for our salvation and for our sanctification. We burden His energies from morning till night asking for things for ourselves or for something from which we want to be delivered! When we finally touch the underlying foundation of the reality of the gospel of God, we will never bother Him anymore with little personal complaints.

via My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.

"Get into the habit of saying, “Speak, Lord,” and life will become a romance." ~~Oswald Chambers

"Wake yourself up and look to God." ~~Oswald Chambers

"Beware of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ." ~~Oswald Chambers