“You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. And go always, not only to those that want you, but to those that want you most.”
John Wesley (1703-1791) as recounted by J.D. Walt in Seedbed Daily Text dated August 20, 2014. My good friend, J.D., adds these thoughtful comments on Wesley for us:
“Wesley started in the refined elite in the tall steeple churches but soon found himself out in the undignified fields with unsophisticated coal miners. Could this be one of the signs of where the Holy Spirit is working– those that want you the most? Be on the lookout for those people who are eager to “continue in the grace of God.” That’s where the Spirit is working.
How about you? Are you eager to continue in the grace of God? Or try this one–are you eager to be made eager to continue in the grace of God? The Spirit will always begin where you are. That’s the trouble with us. We don’t tend to want to admit where we actually are and so we don’t ever really go forward in the grace of God.
Here’s a great prayer: “Lord Jesus, I am willing to be made willing to give my life to you OR to re-gift my life to you. Fill me with your Holy Spirit until my willingness becomes your will in my life.” The Holy Spirit is attracted to Holy Discontent like lightening to a lightening rod. Make it known to Him.”