Comments on: Refreshing Work http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/03/the-work-of-rest.html Connecting God's Truth to Real Life Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: @bfpower http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/03/the-work-of-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-9472 @bfpower Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:40:03 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=4155#comment-9472 Usually, I gain more from it than I give. For me, relationships are a big thing, and my ministries tend to be inevitably group things, like parenting, spouse-ing, working, leading (or following) in worship, leading a home group... There's relational fruit that comes from it that is really refreshing. There are other ways, too, but that one is big. The other way that is worth mentioning, at least for those of us who are a bit skeptical, is the personal assurance that really can't be described, but it's there sometimes. It just sort of happens at times, usually connected with submission to Christ. Usually, I gain more from it than I give. For me, relationships are a big thing, and my ministries tend to be inevitably group things, like parenting, spouse-ing, working, leading (or following) in worship, leading a home group… There's relational fruit that comes from it that is really refreshing. There are other ways, too, but that one is big.

The other way that is worth mentioning, at least for those of us who are a bit skeptical, is the personal assurance that really can't be described, but it's there sometimes. It just sort of happens at times, usually connected with submission to Christ.

]]> By: MarkAltrogge http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/03/the-work-of-rest.html/comment-page-1#comment-9504 MarkAltrogge Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:35:15 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=4155#comment-9504 Hey bf, Great comments - I agree. We always gain more than we give when we work for Christ. That definitely includes serving others in ways like you mentioned. Though we can think of serving others as draining, the "fruit" that comes from it is truly refreshing. I agree, there is a sense of assurance that comes in serving Christ - not that our serving merits anything, but that often we sense Christ's pleasure in our obedience and work for him. Hey bf,

Great comments – I agree. We always gain more than we give when we work for Christ. That definitely includes serving others in ways like you mentioned. Though we can think of serving others as draining, the "fruit" that comes from it is truly refreshing.

I agree, there is a sense of assurance that comes in serving Christ – not that our serving merits anything, but that often we sense Christ's pleasure in our obedience and work for him.

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