A need to be needed

Yesterday I sat and watched as my colleague frantically ran around the office like a maniac.  Sales day at our business looks like this every month.  Things are left to the very last minute, leaving the key players to scramble to meet the 12h00 deadline.  What I see gives me much insight into the way we are wired as humans.

My colleague’s role in sales is actually a function that should be done by someone else in another department, but that’s a story for another day.  So often he’ll sit and whine about how no one appreciates him and how a lot is expected of him without the recognition.  Most of us may not necessarily be doing what we enjoy doing, but we do want to be remembered for playing a pivotal enough role to leave some sort of a legacy when we leave.  This has led me to this revelation: we all have a need to be needed. 

When the clock struck 12h00, the system closed down, blocking any incomplete sales.  They sat in anticipation of the system opening again; an undeserved grace they seemed to get monthly.  Not this time.  Even then, my colleague sat at his desk after the “going home” siren had sounded.  He insisted that he might be needed if the system restarted.  Even when his manager told him to go home as nothing could be done, he sat and stated to me as-a-matter-of fact that no one can do what does so they need him.  The thing is, they can.  They choose not to.  All I could do was smile with God as He revealed this truth to me.

Now if we can just learn that we are already important to God, we might stop trying to please man.  To my colleague’s credit, he is a loyal, hard worker but he seeks approval from the wrong place.  If we live by the truth that we were created to give glory to God and God alone, we will be secure in our worth.  We won’t need to hold on to our titles and possessions to feel significant.  The mere fact that you were created means you have a role to play in the world.  God does not create waste!

Ecclesiastes 5:20 says that God will keep man so occupied with gladness in his heart as he works that man will not need to reflect on his days (or his worth).  So let’s do what we do as unto the Lord and not unto men, dear friends!  Let us stop seeking approval in the wrong places because God has already put His stamp of approval on us.  WE ARE GOD’S PROPERTY!

NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE!

Those who know me know that when I get excited about something, I REALLY get excited.  I’m what you would call an eager beaver!  LOL!  So what am I excited about this time?

If you have not heard the latest delivery from The We Will Worship Arts Foundation, then I feel the need to just pray for you!  You NEED to hear it!  You need to own it!  You NEED to hear it!  You need to own it!  Seriously, every household needs to own at least one.  I have been playing mine for the last 3 days without ceasing.  At work, at home, in the car.  I am totally in my happy space with God! 

Every single track has touched my heart is a special and significant way.  Tracks like Malibongwe, Jeso Konyana, Ngob’akekho and Bayethe have reminded me of the need to keep praising and lifting Jesus higher.  We’re facing many storms right now, so this couldn’t have come at a better time in our lives.  Glory on Egoli and City of God are encouraging me to think beyond my circumstances.  The call to love our neighbours (our city, our country, our continent and the world) is louder than ever!  We should not allow our situations to cause us to drop our guard when it comes to praying and reaching out to the lost.  Baptise us leaves you drenched in the anointing as you soak in His awesomeness.  A love that’s You is a huge reminder of everlasting love.  This revolutionary crowd of gifted people has truly captured the heart of Abba Father through this spectacular album!

The song that has been my greatest comfort is definitely Nothing’s impossible, written by the anointed General Langa Mbonambi and sung by the lovely Keletso Mpisane.  The lyrics have ministered to me in a mightily transformational way and have stirred a faith I cannot even understand.  Even as I type, I can see the battle that the Holy Spirit is waging on my behalf in the heavenly realm!  I will not nullify the power of God by doubting.  This beautiful love song is carrying my fears and doubts and casting them in hell where they belong…

Just to put it out there: I’m not leaving out the other songs because I don’t like them.  They are all amazing!  They all carry the ultimate theme of God’s love for us.  I have never liked 13 tracks of a 13-track album!  This is definitely a first for me.  So why not get yourself a copy and see what I’m hyped up about?  Then you can witness for yourself what I have encountered!

WARNING: The contents of this CD WILL get you hooked on to Jesus!  You WILL worship.  WE WILL WORSHIP!