How broadly we use our hearts or how much we draw on our potential abilities in doing some work can determine its final outcome. People with better heart quality can do what they are given and even more.
Heart quality is largely divided into four categories. By looking into them, let's check our own heart quality and try to achieve a greater and broader heart that looks after many parts in the kingdom of God. According to what kind of heart we achieve, our lives and how we are used by God will be quite different.
1. Far from doing what they should, some people use the duty as an occasion to act in evil
For instance, when a mother tells her son to clean a room, he complains asking why she does not tell his younger brother to do it or he hits his brother until he cries rather than cleaning the room. How would his parents feel! Such a person has no sense of responsibility as an older brother. They give others trouble and cause burdens for others because they are stubborn in their own thoughts and frameworks. It might be better for this kind of person not to be given responsibility.
This kind of person complains or grumbles, saying, "Why should I even do this job?" although it is his duty and service for the kingdom of God. He is a source of discomfort for others and breaks peace among many people. What's worse, such people may lose souls God entrusted to them or cause them to stumble because they will not care for them with love.
They do not repent of their shortcomings or try to carry out their duties again. Instead, they complain and pass off the responsibility on others, saying, "My job situation is bad, so it is not easy for me to handle my duty. I cannot do my job because that person irritates me." Meanwhile they give up their duty and back off from their service.
2. Some carry out their duty but do only what is necessary and only when they have to
They are usually full of complaints or grumbling without doing anything with joy and thanks. They often burden others or cause discomfort to others carrying out their duties. They are negative in everything and lack in sacrificing themselves or serving others. When people have a great and broad heart they are not forced to pray by their duty but they earnestly pray because of their love for God.
Consider group revival. Some leaders visit group members and evangelize nonbelievers from a sense of duty or with sense of being burdened with revival. But those with a broad heart care for their group members like their own body with the love for them, and fervently preach the gospel having the desire to lead one more person to the way of salvation. Only joyful praising comes out of their mouth all the time and the confession of thanks for the grace and love of God the Father overflows in them.
So, you must not be reluctant or sparing in carrying out your duties but be faithful to your duty generously and willingly with the love for God. Then, you can have a better heart quality.
3. Some people seem to just barely manage to do their duty
This kind of person is faithful to his own duties, but is not concerned about the poor or helping others. For example, when a child is asked to pick up trash, he just picks up something and that's it. He may be commended for his obedience, but cannot please his parents for anymore than just that.
Spiritually, some people do nothing more than being faithful to their duty. They are not concerned about any other thing but the duty given to them. When you are faithful to your duty but are not concerned about other things, you cannot give God great joy.
If you have good heart quality and are taking the duty requiring specialized strength such as praising or other talented performance, you do not only carry out the duty. You naturally participate in caring for many team members or helping your cell or small group leader to accomplish the ministry although you are not directly in charge of caring for those souls.
And as for the great special church festivals, people with great heart quality not only take good care of their own duties but care for all things about the church with the heart of God and the shepherd.
In addition, they do not only pray for their duties and desires. But they also pray earnestly for other church workers as if other duties were theirs. Only then, will they be a great joy to God and will they receive greater rewards in Heaven.
4. Some carry out more than their own duty
Some children not only pick up the trash in the room, but also empty the trash can when they are told to pick up trash in a room. Such children dust the room and straighten it up in other ways too. They give their parents satisfaction and pleasure because they do more than their parents expect.
On the one hand, there are different types of people who clean up their homes. Some do nothing more than clean their own yards and sweep within their gates. There are other people who clean the area of the gate of the house next door or tend to the road their houses are on as well. Those who are broadminded in everything gain the respect and praise from people around them. They can also perform a great work in the sight of God and give glory to Him.
Then, what should we do to have the best heart quality with which people do more than their duty? We should have a proper vessel that has become sanctified first and achieve the heart of sacrifice and dedication with fervor in every matter.
Deacons Stephen and Philip had the same heart quality as that of apostles. That is, they accomplished attributes of perfect children of God by becoming holy and faithful. Because they were a source of love and joy to God, they could manifest great and powerful works, signs, and wonders.
What kind of heart quality do you have? Check it to see how great and broad your heart is, cast off every form of evil quickly, and wisely be able to do more than your responsibilities require.
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