This summer on mission trip, the pastor from our host church gave us a little spill over task vs. purpose.
"Your task may be to build a wheelchair ramp, but your purpose is to spread God's love."
This didn't mean a whole lot to me at that moment, but it has stuck in my mind the whole summer.
When the youth are asked what we did on mission trip, we'll respond something like "painted a 42-story building." And when people ask how the trip was, the typical answer is "fun! Great!" Uh, those two don't really mix.
The rewards of purpose fills the heart much more than task.
When the purpose is seen the sight of task becomes numb. We complete the task, whatever it may be with purpose, so that it is done with our whole heart, not working of men, but God.
When we strive to be a servant, we are giving all we have, and depending upon the grace of God to get us through. Then we do not worry what we will eat or drink, or wonder where we will find rest, because we see the greater purpose of it all.
When we don't act as a servant, and we lead by our own account, being dependent upon ourselves as we "just get by" with our tasks. If this worked then Christ dies in vain.
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