*DAILY DEW 19/JULY/2022* *MAKING MANY MIGHTY* (III) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."* (2 Timothy 2:3 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ You see, the reason why many believers fail in their commitment to spiritual things is because they are being led by their feelings. Your emotions are to be led by you, not followed. You are to read your Bible whether you feel like it or not. You are to pray whether you feel like it or not. You are to do ministry whether you feel like it or not. Remember Jesus, tired and hungry, He still preached to a woman by the well and that led to a whole city hearing the gospel (John 4). Feelings may catch up later; but we are to be on the move always without waiting for the right feelings! The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. You have to drag it into your commitment intentionally! That's how growth happens and real fruits are developed. Fortunately, acceptable Christian service isn’t based on feelings; it’s based on obedience. It’s a matter of the will and not the feelings. When He was dying for us on the cross, our Lord was never more in the will of God; yet His body certainly didn’t feel good. I think of that when my arthritis bothers me. What’s arthritis compared to nails driven through your hands and feet? Christian service that’s based only on feelings will be a roller-coaster kind of experience, up one day and down the next. It will also lead to a shallow ministry that thinks more about pleasing ourselves than helping others. In the long run, service that’s motivated only by our good feelings is likely to become undependable (“She doesn’t have a headache—she is a headache!”), selfish (“I just don’t feel like it!”), and inconsiderate (“Well, I can’t help it!”). We as Christian workers, like Christian soldiers, must endure our share of hardship, or the battle may be lost (2 Tim. 2:3). Other people are depending on us, and “the greatest ability is dependability.” (I don’t know who first said that, but Dr. Bob Jones, Sr., used it a lot.) I would rather serve with an average worker who is reliable than a talented one who can’t be depended on from one week to the next. _MEDITATION:_ *"Make up your mind that you’re going to serve God, no matter how you feel. Then you can stop wasting precious time and energy having a debate with yourself every time you don’t feel good. You’d be surprised how it helps just to be committed and not have to fight the same battle over and over again."* *#Adebowale_Ibukun_Tosin* *#Warren_W._Wiersbe* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message"* *#Hello_JULY* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.