II Timothy 2:24-25 (NIV) - The Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him, he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.
Here Paul clearly states to Timothy what it means to serve the Lord. You serve the Lord when you serve others. In His service, you prepare yourself to be kind, gentle, and teachable as He instructs you to lead His people. If you are unprepared, you will fail when you encounter people who try your patience and are unwilling to be taught.
The preparation process enables you to stand when you face trials. It is clear in the above passage of scripture that time spent with God in preparation will empower you to take care of the needs of others.
In God’s preparation, you learn to put away the desire to be quarrelsome, when you are not getting your own way. In your daily service to God, you will encounter people whom you might feel are not reachable and are unapproachable. In these encounters, you must have gentleness, as you instruct them in the things of God. You must ask for God’s help and guidance so you can direct the people to Him. As you direct them to God, and they come to a place of repentance, God will reveal His love and truth to them.
You prepare so that you will be successful in the assignments that God gives to you. The preparation process stabilizes you so that you can build a strong and solid foundation on which you can establish something that is lasting.
Please ponder and meditate on this:
What keeps me from preparing?
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