Running Our Race - Going for GoldSample

A sold-out heart is a single-minded, servant’s heart. A heart that is wholly God’s is a free heart. It is not encumbered by a love of the things of this world which are passing away. It uses all things, and all things are available for it to use, but it isn’t used by things. To a heart that is wholly God’s things are utilitarian to the work of the gospel. That is, they have value only in how they can be used to promote the cause of Christ. To them things are used to gain souls, souls are not used to gain things. A truly free heart can give freely, can give completely. Can give anything or everything, owns nothing, stewards all things.

A truly faithful heart can be either in want or in plenty, as Paul said he had learned to be. “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.” Philippians 4:11.

Are we content? How much do we need and love our “stuff?” One easy test is to imagine that it was all lost in a storm or a fire. How much would we care? A heart that is wholly God’s doesn’t care much. It knows it will all be lost to fire, it’s not a matter of if we will lose or leave it all, it’s only a matter of when.

So what if God were to speak to you today and say “Son or daughter what you have today is all that you will ever have on earth. You will never have more or live at a higher level than you now live. Your life right now is as good as it will ever be on earth.” Could you say and mean, “That’s fine Lord. What I have right now in Jesus is all that I need to do all You ask and far more than I deserve. I love You and trust You for everything I need to do what You have called me to do. You are enough!”

What don’t you have today that you really need to do God’s will as you understand it?