A WORD TO THE WISE: Proverbs 26: 14

Proverbs 26: 14     As a door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed.

Proverbs 26: 14. People move doors move all day long, but though the doors move, they never go anywhere.  It’s easy to become that kind of person--- moved by others, directed to open/ close, go/return, move out of the way/ stay there behind me.  It’s as easy as falling asleep to find yourself constantly busy doing stuff but never actually accomplishing anything; constantly in motion but still, still always right where you were before.

Like a stupid door.

So read John chapter 10. 

In the 9^th verse, Jesus called Himself “the door”  but He didn’t stop there.  He also called Himself the Good Shepherd who leads the sheep in and out through the door.

It is good and right to work on behalf of others, to help them make the transition from the old place in their lives to the next position God has for them.  That’s part of our calling, but there’s more.

Jesus didn’t just open the path from Earth to Heaven for others. He travelled the path Himself. 

The solutions you see so clearly are for you to share with others, but those solutions are also for you to apply yourself.   Your gifts, your anointing should open the door to a brighter future for others; but they can also open the door to a brighter future for you. 

Be careful not to neglect or diminish your service to others (That’s the primary purpose & practice of your anointing.).  But add to your schedule the extra waking hours you need to figure out how to walk the path you so naturally guide others along.

Change the world, and change your world, too. 

----- Anderson T. Graves II

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is the pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church

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