Wise Words From Mentors: Find a Heart and Heal It, Find a Need and Fill It

by David Chadwick

How do you start your day?

Do you want to glorify God as you rise each morning so that he can use you in a powerful way?

When you rise, pray this prayer: "Lord, thank you for this day. Use me as your

servant. Show me someone who is hurting. Give me eyes to find a need. Help me to find a heart and heal it. Help me to find a need and fill it.”

Jesus modeled servanthood better than any person to walk the earth. He came to this world to serve, not be served (Mark 10:45). If we follow him, we should do the same.

Every day, we should keep our eyes and ears open to God’s voice, remaining alert so that we can hear his every instruction.

Jesus’s target was those in need. People with wounds, physical, spiritual and emotional. He always went after the ones that others often overlooked, everyone including little children and invalids.

Jesus was precise in his mission. He knew exactly what the Father said and acted swiftly and promptly according to his will (John 14:31).

Please become the hands and feet of Jesus to those around you. No matter where you are, be a servant! It is such a simple message, but profound and can be done anywhere, at any time, on any day.

You will find purpose as you live like Jesus lived! Over time, as you are faithful, you will see more and more why Jesus created you to be one of his representatives on the earth.

Start today. Find a hurt and heal it. Find a need and fill it.

And feel God’s pleasure.

Wise Words From Mentors: Do Your Best, Give God the Rest

by David Chadwick

Sometimes life is hard and other times it’s easier. But the majority of time, the hard and easy parts of life seem to coexist together like two sides of a train track.

No matter what situation you are facing currently in life, here is a great motto I have taught my kids for decades now, “Do your best and give God the rest.”

Doing your best with God’s strength actually crushes the human tendency to be self-reliant. Instead, you can make a conscientious decision to rely on God as you put your very best foot forward.

Proverbs 3:5-6 says it this way, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

Do your best. Do your part. Do what you are able to do. And do it obediently, excellently, and passionately. Work at it with every part of your heart. Working for the Lord not for men (Colossians 3:23).

After you do your best, trust God with the rest. The results. He can handle your looming questions, your search for answers, and your deepest fears. He is big enough to handle any and every issue you encounter.

Doing your best and giving God the rest is an act of faith. And faith is pleasing to the Lord (Hebrews 11:6).

A healthy life needs balance - an awareness of God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility. Even man’s best efforts won’t ever accomplish what God’s mighty hand can do!

That's why we are called simply to do our best, give God the rest.

Wise Words From Mentors: Inch by Inch, Life’s a Cinch

by David Chadwick

How many of you want to succeed in life?

Did you know that most success happens by doing the small things on a regular basis? As you do the little things well over and over again, they actually become the big things.

It’s the daily, faithful, one step at a time stewardship that yields such great results.

Disciplining yourself in the small daily tasks will, over time, help you achieve your goals. It will also instill in you healthy habits that will end up making you a more effective ambassador for Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:20).

Success takes time. It usually is not sudden. It typically doesn’t come out of nowhere.

Most of the time, success comes over a long time. Step by step. Day by day. Month by month. Year by year. Even decade by decade.

When small steps are done faithfully over a long time, legacies are established and generations are changed.

Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. But don't bite off more than you can chew because yard by yard, life is hard! A dream can become daunting sometimes when you start focusing on the size of the mountain. Anxiety and overwhelm will stop success dead in its tracks.

While you must keep the end in mind, gaze on what's directly in front of you. Focus on what you need to do each day to move forward, even if it’s only an inch at a time.

Zechariah encouraged people not to despise but to appreciate small beginnings (4:10).

Learn to take in the beauty of each moment.

Why? Because Inch by inch. Life is a cinch.