Day 30 of the 40 Days of Purpose

“Shaped for Serving God”

Spiritual Gifts and Heart!

I remember my first baseball tryout as a little kid. “And what position do you want to play, young man?” Now, that’s an interesting question to build a Little League team around! You may end up with a team of pitchers and shortstops! But if you do some tryouts at the different positions with a little coaching of the fundamentals, a balanced team begins to fall into place with all the positions filled.

The heart is important – the desire to play the position, but just wanting to pitch doesn’t make you a good pitcher. On the other hand, you can have a strong arm and if you hate being that close to the batter, you will have a tough time developing your pitching ability. Most of all you have to love the game of baseball. When you love the game, you are willing to play any position to help the team win.

In the church we need true servants who are willing to try any position of service to find what best serves the Kingdom, instead of sitting out of the game until you get to do your favorite ministry.