VERY GREATLY BLESSED EQUALS MUCH GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES

Friends, you and I are greatly blessed. Amen? And you could say that you are abnormally greatly blessed, way beyond what we would say is a normal “greatly blessed” Christ-follower.


VERY GREATLY BLESSED
It is not that we are better than those normally greatly blessed, but as ministry and marketplace leaders, there are special skills, abilities, and talents that have been bestowed on us, giving us much greater responsibilities. As a result of these giftings, it is critical that we:

• Fully acknowledge Christ as the sole source of these blessings; it is not anything I have done to deserve nor earn them.
  
• Allow Christ to humble me on a daily basis; without daily times with Christ, I find that I can start believing that I am in charge, and I start running my own life, forgetting about the deep surrender to Christ, which is required for true humility to manifest in my life.
  
• Realize how blessed I am and step up to a willingness to be responsible for deploying the gifts in accordance with God’s will. This requires a daily searching for God’s will for me and a “one day at a time” process of asking Christ to lead and guide me throughout each and every day.
  
  
  

MUCH GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a list of responsibilities I believe we have as ministry and/or marketplace leaders:

1. Acknowledge Christ as the Source of All Blessings:
   
   • James 1:17: "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."
     
2. Embrace Humility and Dependence on Christ:
   
   • Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
     
3. Recognize the Responsibility that Comes with Blessings:
   
   • Luke 12:48: "But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."
     
4. Seeking God’s Will and Guidance Daily:
   
   • Psalm 143:10: "Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground."
     
     
     

CONCLUSION
May all ministry and marketplace leaders who are true Christ-followers fully recognize their gifts as coming from God, embody humility, understand the greater responsibilities that come with these blessings, and continually seek God's guidance in fulfilling them.


Your aspiring servant, Daniel M.
 November 17, 2023
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