Double Fish-O-Fillet

So yeah, according to wikipedia, double fish-o-fillet is usually available during lent (makes sense for those giving up red meat). It's good stuff, double the goodness, very enjoyable. Everyone should go and get one!

Serving God is a great privilege, and God does not need us, but still He gives us a new life, and molds us and chooses to use us to do His work. Also, serving does take time, and we usually need to either cut our lesser priorities or work harder. So it is not easy, some people who serves are already very busy with school and many other responsibilities, but out of obedience they jump into serving.

Even though, the motivation to serve comes from a grateful heart to the work of God in us, and that we usually serve in an area where matches our strength, and probably a ministry that we enjoy. But that does not take out the fact that serving requires responsibility, discipline, and hard work. So serving is adding load to a believer (filling up his plate), and leaders usually have big loads.

Let's look at the fish-o-fillet, a single fillet is really good, but not satisfying and filling enough since it is kind of small. But, when you eat a double fillet, it's very satisfying. Similarly, a person who is not keeping his hands busy for the Lord, might not be "satisfying" the potential for what he/she was created for. But someone who actively keeps him/herself in the Lord's affairs, using his/her time for the Lord, is satisfying the purpose of the abundant life in Christ (John 10:10).

I am not advocation that the more you serve, the busier you are, the more holy you are. By no means! My point is that every believer should first seek God, deepen his/her relationship with Him, and be sensitive to what He desires, and fill your plate to what He entrusts you with. And when your plate is full, it might busy, it might be harder to handle everything else, but if that is what God is calling, He will provide and His grace is sufficient (2 Cor. 12:9). On the other hand, worshiping "serving" is bad, as the focus is no longer on God, and your plate might break leading to burn out.

My desire is that everyone go in pursuing what God is entrusting each of you, out of obedience. That you can become one who the Lord can say "well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:21).