Are you the way of the Ant?

[CelticMist]

How strong are you in your walk with Christ? Are you the way of an ant?

[prisonersetfree]

Micah 3:8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of
judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and
to Israel his sin.

wow what a awesome verse! :thumb

[CelticMist]

The reasoning behind this question is: the ant has a few missions per day to accomplish, they are building there stock for winter, etc. They get right down to business.. they go gather what they need to survive and build their colonies.

"Worker ants are small but very strong. Some ants can walk carrying an object five times their body weight. While other ants can drag an object 25 times their weight. Still other ants can lift an object 60 times their weight."

Proverbs 6:6-9 "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?"

We all should be like "the way of the ant". We should be gathering our riches for heaven, not gathering our riches for earthly needs. We need to stop being the "sluggards" that we are. We need to wake up and start gathering our riches. For if we wait until the morrow, and the morrow never comes we have not built any thing for heaven. We will have nothing!!

When we see someone in need, don't say "I will be back tomorrow"; cause tomorrow may not come for you or the person in need.

There's more to this... but food for thought!!!

[BlessedinHim]

true, true.

Lord, help us to be more like you want us to be, like this ant in building.

Make us worker ants to build your kingdom and show others of your Love.

Help us to love others perfectly.

Help us to get our priorities straight in your Godly order.

In the name of Jesus,
amen.

[CelticMist]

Amen amen amen

[CelticMist]

What can we do to be like "the way of the ant"?

[BlessedinHim]

hehe, your signature may be a part of the answer to your question celticmist.

But sometimes, just our everyday living an example out before others does much to further the kingdom. people watch other people And they wonder. You ever watch the Amish? I think they are very blessed and while they keep to the older traditions for the most part, they live a full and fine happy life. I am sure it is pleasing to the Lord and they are indeed a set apart people. Sometimes, I almost wish I could live like they do, lot less things to get in the way of Gods time with me.

[CelticMist]

Yes, I would agree with you.

We are all "commissioned" given a directive to go and preach the Gospel to all who will hear.

We should always allow the Holy Spirit to use us, even when we feel that it is not the best for us. We might find ourselves in a situation that we are very uncomfortable in, but the Holy Spirit may say... "wait a minute child, we have unfinished business here". If we battle against the Spirit we are doing what we are told not to do and blocking the work of the Holy Spirit.