How to Determine a Path to Follow | Randy Skeete

Summary

In this empowering talk by Randy Skeete, hosted on 2CBN TV, the focus is on understanding and implementing God's purpose for our lives. Skeete delves into biblical passages, particularly those in Matthew, to illustrate the preciseness and intention behind God's plan, notably the Plan of Salvation. He challenges listeners to emulate this divine precision by crafting their plan of service that reflects God's purpose, much like the perfect way God's plans are enacted. Throughout, he emphasizes discovering and utilizing one's capabilities to determine one's path, urging an approach of excellence, dedication, and service in every aspect of life.

Highlights

• Randy Skeete emphasizes the detailed Plan of Salvation, prepared long before humanity's need for it. 📜
• Listeners are encouraged to develop their plans for life based on their God-given capabilities. 🛠️
• The importance of doing everything with excellence, as demonstrated by Jesus's workmanship, is highlighted. 🌟
• Skeete invites listeners to see the world through God's eyes to better align with divine intent. 👀
• The talk inspires action, urging practical steps toward service and fulfillment in life. 🚀

Key Takeaways

• Discover and leverage your unique capabilities to serve God's purpose. 💪
• Always aim for excellence in all facets of life. 🌟
• Emulate God's precision and intent in your personal life plans. 🎯
• Seeing life through God's eyes enriches spiritual insight and purpose. 👀
• Develop a plan of service to contribute positively to others and God's kingdom. 📋

Overview

Randy Skeete takes the audience on a journey through the biblical rationale of planning and purpose. Using Matthew's gospel as a foundation, he underscores that all things were designed to fulfill the divine plan—the Plan of Salvation, intricately crafted long before its necessity arose. This notion serves as a springboard to prompt individuals to lay down their own life plans with similar forethought and intention.

Through his narrative, Skeete insists on the power of understanding and leveraging one's capabilities. He urges individuals to make conscious choices that align with their talents and God's glory. Echoing the biblical principle 'whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might,' he insists that mediocrity is not an option for true believers advocating that excellence must be a hallmark of Christian living.

In his concluding remarks, Skeete calls on listeners to prayerfully and actively pursue a service plan that honors God. Developing a purposeful and strategic plan is not just for personal gain but to impact positively on others and contribute to the greater cause of God's kingdom. This motivational closing challenges the audience to view struggles and decisions through a spiritual lens, magnifying God’s overarching plan for humanity.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:00: Introduction The chapter introduces the event where an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream. Joseph, engaged to Mary who is unexpectedly pregnant, is considering ending their engagement discreetly. However, the angel reassures Joseph about the nature of Mary's pregnancy.
• 01:00 - 03:00: God's Plan of Salvation In this chapter titled 'God's Plan of Salvation,' the focus is on the fulfillment of a prophecy as relayed by an angel. The angel reveals to Joseph that Mary will give birth to a son who is to be named Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. This event occurs to fulfill the prophecy stated by the Lord through a prophet, saying the Virgin will conceive and bear a son, who will be named Emanuel, meaning 'God with us.' This chapter emphasizes the divine nature and mission of Jesus as part of God's salvation plan.
• 03:00 - 06:00: Reflection on God's Image and Human Purpose In this chapter, the key theme is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies by Jesus Christ, as emphasized in the book of Matthew. It suggests that all actions were done so that scripture might be fulfilled, highlighting Matthew's aim to show that Jesus is the Messiah who completed these prophecies.
• 06:00 - 09:00: Developing a Plan of Service The chapter discusses the concept of a pre-existing 'Plan of Salvation' formulated by God and Jesus before human existence, including Adam and Eve. It references Hebrews 13:20 to emphasize the 'Everlasting Covenant' agreed upon by God and the Son, whereby Christ would intervene should humanity succumb to sin. This establishes the theological foundation for salvation and redemption in Christian doctrine.
• 09:00 - 12:00: Excellence and Commitment The chapter titled 'Excellence and Commitment' delves into the concept of an 'Everlasting Covenant,' a divine agreement established before the world's creation. It highlights the foreordained role of Jesus Christ, who was to die as part of this covenant. According to the plan, Jesus would assume human form, be born of a virgin (prophesied in Isaiah 7:14), and be born in Bethlehem. These details underscore the meticulous divine planning of salvation before the birth of humanity.
• 12:00 - 15:00: Identifying Capabilities and God's Guidance The chapter emphasizes that God had a strategy in place, known as the Plan of Salvation, even before sin occurred or the world was created, indicating God's foresightedness and care for humanity before its existence.
• 15:00 - 18:00: Summary and Conclusion The chapter "Summary and Conclusion" delves into the idea that God has a divine plan for each individual's life. The speaker expresses fatigue from continuously seeking reassurance and decides to graciously accept God's plan, indicated by a shift from personal distress to spiritual acceptance. The narrative emphasizes that God considered every aspect of life — spiritual, mental, physical, social, professional, financial, and material — long before the individual's birth. It stresses trust in this divine plan despite personal challenges.

How to Determine a Path to Follow | Randy Skeete Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 in Matthew chapter 1 reading from verse 21 Matthew 1 reading from verse 21 this is the Angel speaking to Joseph in a dream Joseph was contemplating putting Mary away because Mary was pregnant and Joseph had nothing to do with it and he as a human being he and being a decent man he wanted to send her to the country the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream
• 00:30 - 01:00 and in verse 21 the angel tells him and she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall save his people from their sins and all this was done verse 22 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying behold the Virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son and they shall call his name Emanuel which being interpreted is God With Us the first I want to stress is
• 01:00 - 01:30 verse 22 now all this was done that it might be fulfilled this is the major theme of the book of Matthew that it might be fulfilled in other words Matthew's burden is to show that Jesus Christ was the one who fully fulfilled all the Old Testament predictions about the Messiah to come having said that with your nodding agreement now we can we can move to this consideration ation it means that there
• 01:30 - 02:00 was a very distinct and precise Plan of Salvation in place long before you and I were around or Adam and Eve now the God of Peace that brought again from the dead our lord Jesus the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the Everlasting Covenant Hebrews 13:20 the Everlasting Covenant was an arrangement God and the son made that if man sinned Christ would come and
• 02:00 - 02:30 die this Covenant was made long before the world was created that's why it is called the Everlasting Covenant in that Covenant there were details who would die Jesus Christ he would come in human form a body hast thou prepared me he would be born of a virgin Isaiah 7:14 he would be born in Bethlehem all the details of the Plan of Salvation were specific they were put in place place before you and I were born
• 02:30 - 03:00 before the world was created before there was sin Let Me stress it again God did not wait for sin to occur he had a strategy of response we know it as the Plan of Salvation what that tells us about God is that he was thinking of us long before we existed
• 03:00 - 03:30 I am tired of begging so you say there whenever you want and I'll accept it graciously God was thinking of you long before you were born and he was thinking of you every aspect of your life spiritual mental physical social professional Financial material God had you and me in mind and he had details for this plan now I am stressing this to
• 03:30 - 04:00 ask this question we were made in God's image am I right Genesis 1:26 the Bible says let us make man in our image which means that we should function the way God functions a purpose the image exists to reflect accurately the original
• 04:00 - 04:30 and the highest expression of God's image is the character we develop the way we think so the Bible says let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus if you have the mind of Christ you do everything like Christ and anything done like Christ is done like God so I repeat since God's desire was we should be in His image it means that we should think and plan and arrange the way God God does now we've established that God
• 04:30 - 05:00 planned set in motion a detailed Plan of Salvation as an expression of Love here is the question you have life given to you by God you have strength not everyone who has life has strength you have strength given by God you have prodigious mental capabilities given by God you have special talents and gifts given
• 05:00 - 05:30 by God as God had a Plan of Salvation for you with all that God has given you have you developed a detailed plan of service my guess would be your answer is no I was in great stown South
• 05:30 - 06:00 Africa and um I was on the campus of rhs university for two weeks glorious two weeks and I asked the students the Advent students what are you studying accounting why well I like it and South Africa needs good accountants I'd like to open my business and none of that is a s
• 06:00 - 06:30 sin I see someone else what are you studying Actuarial science why I like figures I love working alone crunching the numbers fine what are you studying education why I like teaching I'm a patient person I can tolerate a rambunctious class what are you studying economics why I like like
• 06:30 - 07:00 it and uh my country needs good economists to make some good decisions that a country's economy May improve no one ever said to me I chose what I chose because I have seen clearly how I can use it to advance the kingdom of God not one I'll tell you this I do this wherever I go I can't try it on you now because I've given myself away wherever I I go and I ask these questions only of
• 07:00 - 07:30 Seventh Day Adventist no one has ever told me once I have a plan to serve god with this academic preparation now you ask that same Gathering of people do you love Jesus MH everybody loves Jesus have never met a Christian who who hits
• 07:30 - 08:00 Christ do you have a plan of service for his kingdom no are you aware he had a Plan of Salvation yes do you feel a sense of gratitude I've never thought about it why am I badgering you like this listen to me carefully a relationship with Christ is not based on what you
• 08:00 - 08:30 say in John chap 14:1 15 a verse so popularly known among us when we defend the keeping of The Commandments if you love me the Bible says tell me it doesn't say tell me well let's try the South African version if you love me the Bible says tell me says Jesus Christ what does it say if you love me do something
• 08:30 - 09:00 the expression of love is not the telling of it it is the doing of something and that's not legalism that is the expression of a love that flows from the heart legalism does not come from the heart my young brothers and sisters the life you live was given to you by God for his purpose not for yours the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10:31 whether therefore before you eat
• 09:00 - 09:30 or drink or whatsoever you do do most to the glory of God all question for you don't answer me you're in a relationship with somebody man or woman were you thinking of God's glory when you got into it and that's probably the honest answer whever you studied in college
• 09:30 - 10:00 when you chose it were you thinking of God's glory or were you thinking of an area of study that guarantees you a job on the point of a plan of service and doing God's will I want to talk to you today about determining the path to follow to serve God
• 10:00 - 10:30 in education page 267 paragraph 1 Ela writes these words listen carefully the specific Place appointed Us in life is determined by our capabilities now implicit in that statement is a sequence of events what the what the what the the passage suggests is that we need to identify First what our capabilities are
• 10:30 - 11:00 now having identified our capabilities through self inspection through talking with our friends our families our teachers when we have identified and listed our capabilities then we ask prayerfully what line of service best matches this list of abilities that I have identified the specific Place appointed Us in life is determined by our capabilities
• 11:00 - 11:30 are you aware of the capabilities you have do you know what you can do and cannot do to every human being God has given a set of capabilities to carry out the mission for which God gave that person life because every command from God comes with the power to carry out that command can you say amen God doesn't make a request without equipping you to carry out that request the world sometimes sets up people for failure by making demand hands that the person cannot meet not
• 11:30 - 12:00 God if God tells you climb Everest he gives you the lung capacity to climb Everest she writes education page 3 267 the same page different paragraph paragraph 3 we need to follow more closely God's plan of life now follow closely we need to follow more closely God's plan of life to do our best in the work that is nearest now she's telling telling us how to determine what God
• 12:00 - 12:30 would have us to do in this life we need to do our best in the work that is nearest in other words what are you doing now do the best you can I mean the best in Desire of Ages page 72 paragraph 4 I believe it is either paragraph 2 or four but on page 72 hell white writes of Jesus he was not willing to be defective even in the handling of
• 12:30 - 13:00 tools he was perfect as a Workman as he was perfect in character those of you who Miss what I said can I see your hand you miss what I said be honest let me see your hand all right I'll repeat it thank you God bless you I wasn't joking it's pointless to stand and shout and haul and scream and no one understands what you're saying let me put it this way describe Christ's character in one word perfect now listen
• 13:00 - 13:30 to the quotation he was as perfect a Workman what work was he doing he was as perfect as a carpenter as he was in his character now you answer for me if you lived in the days of Christ and you asked him to make a Pulpit when he brought it to you what kind of Pulpit would you have perfect not morally perfect of course
• 13:30 - 14:00 wellmade nicely sandpapered and then polished no other person on Earth would have made a better pull pit question for you don't answer me is that how you teach English is that how you do everything
• 14:00 - 14:30 is that how I do everything do we understand the concussive nature of that statement Christ approached every Duty with the same care with which he protected his character if we work like that the world will be falling over itself to hire only seven the Adventists
• 14:30 - 15:00 and so she says we should do our best in the work nearest that is nearest meaning whatever we have have you're trying to find out what is God's Will and the second principle she says we should commit our ways to God in other words commit the life to God constantly what does she mean by th ways every aspect of your life there are some people who say Lord I give you my life don't tell me who to date Lord I give you my life don't don't tell me how to
• 15:00 - 15:30 dress Lord I give you my life don't tell me what friends to have Lord I give you my life do not tell me how to spend my money that is not committing your ways to God when you commit your ways to God you say father my social life my spiritual life my recreational life my family life my professional life my physical life I give to you am so rule number one we should do our best in the work that
• 15:30 - 16:00 is nearest whatever you're doing now do it well rule number two constantly commit your ways to God rule number three watch for indications of his Providence she said these are the rules that ensure safe guidance in the choice of an occupation education page 267 paragraph 3 these are the rules that Ure or
• 16:00 - 16:30 guarantee safe guidance in the choice of an occupation do the very best in whatever you're doing you teach English you're an accountant whatever you are you're a janitor the pen of inspiration says do your absolute best because God may have you in that position to watch you Moses graduated top of the class from the University of Egypt the Bible
• 16:30 - 17:00 says in Acts 7:22 Moses was mighty it was learned in all the wisdom the of the Egyptians and was mighty in word indeed he was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians God took him away for 40 years to prepare him for his life's mission who was brighter than the Apostle Paul in the New Testament other than Jesus when God got hold of Paul he took him into the deserts of Arabia 3 years
• 17:00 - 17:30 and ELO says of both Paul and Moses God had to unlearn had to help them unlearn what they had learned and to teach them his way to prepare them for the work to which God had called them so whatever you're doing now God may be watching you testing you preparing you for the next step and with God the next step is always a higher step not a lower step it may be a lower social position
• 17:30 - 18:00 but not a lower step and so you do your best so that at the end of the day when you put your hand your head on your feather pillow to sleep you can sleep with a conscience that is untroubled because you know only God could have worked harder than I did and that's Christian Living and so my question for you
• 18:00 - 18:30 do you have a plan of service and if you don't develop one when I say developed one I mean get a piece of paper and write I'm pursuing a bachelor's degree in economics here's how I can serve God and you think you pray you think a b c d brainstorm as you do on the job and as you develop your list you look at
• 18:30 - 19:00 it prayerfully you say father of these possibilities which one am I best suited for God loves to write he could have spoken the Commandments twice and written them once he spoke them once and wrote them twice I literally mean it when I say write down the possible ways of service in which you can use your present education preparation whatever it is
• 19:00 - 19:30 education economics foreign language whatever it is you write down strategize brainstorm come up with ideas I can go overseas as a missionary some other place where you don't get paid vacations and serve in the jungle somewhere or I can work for the conference office or I can work at IBM or I can do something but always conscious of the fact that whatever choice you make you see clearly how it advances the kingdom of God
• 19:30 - 20:00 I can see on your faces my words are making some of you uncomfortable or if not uncomfortable they're striking you as extreme no they're not extreme at all when a person is accustomed to a certain way when you present a different way the person views that as strange if you try to tell a fish there's something called dry land the fish doesn't it doesn't make any sense are you with me because because all the fish knows is water you
• 20:00 - 20:30 try to tell a land animal that you can live in the water the land animal doesn't understand and so when people have been accustomed to mediocrity for a long time the concept of Excellence is strange it's extreme it is fanaticism but not for God's people let me tell you something because you're teachers but you're also students Excellence is a Christian Behavior
• 20:30 - 21:00 unfortunately some of the worst people you can hire are Adventists because they're lazy they're sloppy they take Liberties because they're part of the same church and it's a disgrace we need people like Joseph when Pipi saw how Joseph worked the Bible says in Genesis 39:3 and his master saw that the Lord
• 21:00 - 21:30 was with him and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand everything Joseph touched worked out now God desires to do that with all his people so that we may be known as a people as a people distinguished among other things by excellence in work excellence in attitude think of Daniel in the court of Darius and the King thought to make him ruler over all the province because an
• 21:30 - 22:00 excellent Spirit was in him as Darius looked at Daniel and the 120 princes and the three presidents above the princes of them all the one who struck him most forcibly was Daniel because of his attitude Excellence represents god well mediocrity is not of God and so we read in Ecclesiastes 9:10
• 22:00 - 22:30 whatsoever thy hand findeth to do do it with thy might let me explain that verse in 20 of century Sim symbols and I want you to apply it whether you're a teacher or your student some of you who are teaching perhaps you go back to school because many people never reach Great Heights because they never try they just don't have the spirit to
• 22:30 - 23:00 make that concentrated perspiring effort here's what with all your mind means in Ecclesiastes chapter 9:1 in the room where I'm staying there's a washer and I believe a dryer I hadn't looked that closely the way the process goes you put the clothes in the washer am I right and it goes through something and at the end the last act I think is a spin cycle where it spins for about 5
• 23:00 - 23:30 minutes and then you take it out to put it into dryer here's my question when you take that garment out of the washer is water dripping out of it no why it went through what spin cycle then why do you put it in the dryer you said there's no water dripping out of it why do you put it in the dryer because there's still water in it but it's is not dripping now you take
• 23:30 - 24:00 someone with strong enough forearms to ring that garment what would happen water would slip out would would uh not slip drip I want you to imagine your brain as that damp garment here's what many of us don't do we never do what ring our brain and so that that the degree of Genius that is still there never comes
• 24:00 - 24:30 out and so young people decide I cannot do calculus have you rung your brain no I cannot do medicine have you rung your brain no I cannot do history how do you know have you given it a concentrated effort no can you memorize a chapter of the Bible no how do you know I just can't do
• 24:30 - 25:00 it my brothers and sisters God requires us to tax the brain how much of the brain is used in a lifetime 15 20% that much less than that isn't that a shame there's a young lady in Kenya I suggested to her she begin that she
• 25:00 - 25:30 begin memorizing Bible passages no no she said no I can't do it said how do you know that I can't do it don't ask me to do that I cannot do it what's your telephone number she gave it to me where do you live how many miles about 15 miles do you know every left turn and right turn to get home yes how do you know it I learned it why it's important to me I need to get home
• 25:30 - 26:00 what's your boyfriend's number you see what I'm getting at for her Bible memorization was not a priority at all as it isn't for most Christians even though the Bible says Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee so I exerted my ecclesiastical
• 26:00 - 26:30 Authority and I said I want you to try she trusted me she said okay I gave her third John just 14 verses and she would text me back and forth email me with her progress when she got to verse five of third John she was so excited she emailed me she said I cannot believe I have gotten to verse five
• 26:30 - 27:00 then she finished the whole chapter I called her on the phone long distance to Kenya to have her recite and she recited it without missing a word she said pastor give me another chapter I gave her Revelation chapter 15 just 8 verses she finished it Pastor give me another chapter I gave her Isaiah 58 then I give her 1 Corinthians 13 then I give her John 14 John 14 has about 31 verses now she's on Psalm
• 27:00 - 27:30 32 and she just won't stop now her work requires that she travel all over Kenya she drives one town to the next one town to the next all the time I said look you are in a prime position to recite the word over and over when you drive you simply can't sit there's a camera on me I was about to move I don't want to get out of your shot whether you stand in the middle of a camera does not affect the truth
• 27:30 - 28:00 really in middle of the screen I said to her you just can't sit in a car and just do that for8 hours and do nothing else are you following me how long is the ride back to Soul on Monday what will you do for 1 hour did I say something wrong is are we in Soul how long is the right to Soul how many hours 1 Hour 3 hours let's get
• 28:00 - 28:30 an average two hours okay you simply can't sit in a car doing that for 2 hours is disgraceful to the fact that you have a mind you recite some Bible passages you pray you think of something Ellen White said you occupy your mind make it a habit the same way you reflexively instinctively automatically
• 28:30 - 29:00 launch into chat when you have 5 minute break you not to change your instincts to launch into prayer launch into recitation launch into meditation mind character and personality Volume 2 page 601 paragraph 4 El white writes these words the power of self-restraint strengthens by exercise that which at first seems Difficult by constant repetition grows
• 29:00 - 29:30 easy and right thoughts and actions become habitual what was the passage I gave you you tell me ah you tell me you
• 29:30 - 30:00 yes the quotation I just gave don't cheat tell me all right who can remember it mind character and personality Volume 2 page 601 paragraph 4 the power of self-restraint strengthens by exercise that which at first seems difficult what seems difficult in your
• 30:00 - 30:30 life that you hesitate to do whatever it is listen to inspired wisdom that which at first seems Difficult by constant repetition grows easy now that's a law and the remarkable thing is the way that quotation ends unri thoughts and actions become habitual in other words as habitual as sinful thoughts and actions are by a
• 30:30 - 31:00 concentrated effort empowered by the spirit of God you and I can by habit have right thoughts and right actions but we must be willing constant repetition you talk to any professional Sportsman or woman they repeat an action until the me muscle has memorized that action and they do it without thinking because they know if they think it slows
• 31:00 - 31:30 them by a micr second God has given us principles for success and Excellence so that we may more fully and properly reflect his glory and his character there's more to religion than singing hymns and uh you know eating drinking soy milk and whatever else characterizes the Adventist lifestyle there's more to
• 31:30 - 32:00 life than that there's more to a Christian walk than that because we're in church just 2 hours out of 168 we spend more time on the job than in church then how do we reflect how do we conduct what's the image we leave what's the impression we exert all of this is connected with God's glory and all of that somehow should factor into our plan of service to God father with the strength the talents the abilities the
• 32:00 - 32:30 health you've given to me I want my life to be a constant expression of gratitude and service that those in my sphere of influence May somehow see you in me and so God had a plan of ser of Salvation and that plan is still being carried out because that plan includes life in the
• 32:30 - 33:00 new world what's your plan of service if you don't have one please develop one as an act of gratitude to God for what he's done for you develop a plan of service if your work as a teacher has not been excellent apologize to God repent of your mediocrity your slackness
• 33:00 - 33:30 and put your foot on the pathway to the quality of work the kind of teaching that puts a smile on the face of God remember the example of your savior he was as perfect a Workman as he was in character everything you do do for God's glory if it is not for God's glory don't do it what did I just say if it's not for
• 33:30 - 34:00 God's glory do not do it learn to see the world through God's eyes let me explain what I mean there's a passage in the Bible that I usually use when I conduct funeral services here's what it says precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints where's that
• 34:00 - 34:30 found Revelation where you're close you're in the Bible Psalm 116:15 listen to the verse again precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints now I lost a brother in January of 2010 my younger brother his death was not precious in my sight follow me closely I'm trying to explain what I
• 34:30 - 35:00 mean by see the world through God's eyes because when you see the world through God's eyes your degree of frustration and irritation and ulcers it all dropped you're much more peaceful in my eyes it was not precious I lost my only brother and when it happened I was in Indonesia preaching I never left Indonesia because I had to keep preaching there's nothing I could do to re resurrect my brothers I stayed and finished the preaching and I wasn't
• 35:00 - 35:30 there for the funeral services but I cried his death was not precious to me but I had to stop and think how does God see his death here's how God sees it he can no longer be tempted he died of cancer the pain is gone he cannot leave me cuz my brother was a Christian and all the people who were around him told me he died strong in faith now that's how God sees it he
• 35:30 - 36:00 is safe do you know the Bible pronounces a blessing on death Isaiah chapter 4 not Isaiah sorry sister you misle the preacher Revelation 14: 13 and I Heard a Voice from Heaven saying unto me right blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth here sayith the spirit that they may rest from their labors and their Works do follow them there's a blessing to dying in Christ but how many people want that blessing and so through God's eyes I began to see
• 36:00 - 36:30 my brother's death differently and So I responded differently the Bible says the Lord seeth when Samuel was sent to ordain anoint a replacement for Saul he went to the Village of Bethlehem to the house of Jesse who was the father of David Jesse I believe had eight boys David was in the field taking care
• 36:30 - 37:00 of sheep so Jesse just brought the Seven Brothers the first one was elab the Bible says when elab came in Samuel looked at him he must have been impressive and he said surely the Lord's anointed is before him now Samuel was functioning on a principle that still dominates God's people how a person look on the
• 37:00 - 37:30 outside and the Lord rebuked him immediately in verse 7 the Lord said unto him look not upon the height of his countenance his stature or his countenance for I have refused him for the Lord seeth not as man seeth for man lookth on the out with appearance but God lookth on the heart now what you and I have to do is not change God's way of thinking to fit ours which many of us try to do we go to the world we expose ourselves to the world and the philosophies of the world then we come
• 37:30 - 38:00 to the Bible to find support for those philosophies where this well let me not mention a few we we we we are affected by these secular philosophies then we come to find biblical support for those philosophies and God says man lookth on the outward appearance but God lookth on the heart now what we must do to see the world through God's eyes is to see the
• 38:00 - 38:30 way God sees to think the way God thinks to respond the way God responds to adopt God's perspective not the world's perspective and so the world's perspective is get a certain degree you get a good job you have a secure living you can maintain a family that's the world's perspective God's perspective is put my kingdom
• 38:30 - 39:00 first seek you first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added God's perspective is put my kingdom first and then watch me work in your life it is not that God does not want to give you the things of your life of your desire of your heart Jesus says what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul now Christ
• 39:00 - 39:30 didn't say Do not gain the world he did not say that he was cing us about the cost we pay to gain the world he is saying is don't gain the world if you have to lose your soul meaning your soul must be guarded more preciously than any attempt you may make to gain the world do not lose your soul for any reason says Christ any reason and the biggest reason would be to be the owner and the possessor of the whole world now if you
• 39:30 - 40:00 can gain the world but also preserve your salvation then go ahead whatever you're trying to gain whatever your Ambitions are surrender them to God and the man or the woman led by God will be a blessing to every way in every way to to those who come into his or her sphere of influence and so I leave you
• 40:00 - 40:30 tonight with these principles from El white again we need to follow more closely God's plan of life to do our best in the work that is nearest whatever you're doing now to commit our ways to God every aspect of the life to God's control three to watch for indications of his Providence the these are the rules that ensure safe
• 40:30 - 41:00 guidance in the choice of an occupation number four the specific Place appointed Us in life is determined by our capabilities list what your skills are on the basis of that list then you determine what area of work best suits that list as you proceed that way the spirit of God will direct your mind you are happiest when you are in the path that God has chosen for
• 41:00 - 41:30 you if there's someone who wants to say preacher I'm trying to determine God's professional will for my life where should I serve in what area of professional preparation should i serve if there's someone going to that search You' like to say remember to pray for me as I pursue that search can I see your right hand you really want ah okay let's stand and we'll pray
• 41:30 - 42:00 Father in heaven we need help there's a way that seeth right to a man but the end thereof they God are the ways of death we want the way of life and so we ask you that God direct our steps we don't want to sit ly and wait for you to speak as loudly as Thunder
• 42:00 - 42:30 because your spirit works best in a mind that is active because activity is the law of heaven and so father as we begin to think of what our capabilities are as we begin to think how best we can use them to enter a particular field of professional performance as we think they're God as basic as our effort may be we ask you to bless it open our eyes dear God that we may see bit by bit the direction in which
• 42:30 - 43:00 you will have us move but father more than showing us what you'd have us to do give us a heart give us a mind that will serve you regardless of the cost because you saved us regardless of the cost and so father bless my brothers bless my sisters dear God bless them in their teaching father bless them in their studies bless them in their family life bless their health bless every
• 43:00 - 43:30 aspect of their lives de God give them a heart that is honest with you and use them to be a blessing to others so that when we all stand on the sea of glass people may come to them and say it was because of you and your influence and your life that I am in the new world Father in Heaven please hear this this humble prayer thank you so much for the Plan of Salvation help us
• 43:30 - 44:00 to develop a plan of service and may our meager efforts de God contribute to the hastening of the coming of Christ because if he comes one minute earlier that's one minute less suffering on this Earth hear us answer us bless us sustain us protect us and save us I offer this prayer from my heart in Jesus name let all God people say amen and amen God bless you