Lesson in Service

This month August turned out to be one of the busiest months. I thought I would be more free and more relaxed as I had no traveling schedule. But when I thought I would be free, I became the busiest. Some very crucial official works were executed, one by one. And finally, by the second week of August, all pending official works were completed.

One of them is pertaining to the shareholding pattern of the literature service company of which I am one of the coordinating brothers. After much fellowship and consideration, the decision was taken to adjust the shareholding pattern. The Lord was sovereign and He knew what was best for the literature service in India. My responsibility was to execute what was decided by the brothers. Though I could voice my opinion, it was much more blessed to simply amen the brothers' decision and faithfully carry out the execution of the decision made. Similarly, with the filing of the resignation of one of our coordinating directors due to his ill health and age. 

In all these official duties, I learned to serve faithfully as a slave. Whether in coordinating with our CA or with any other persons involved in the matter, my attitude is to coordinate and execute the tasks at hand in the best possible way. Sometimes, there were short-cut ways, but I have learned the lesson never to take a short-cut.  I have learned the lesson that, "the shortest way is the longest way, and the longest way is the shortest way." So, when I have to execute a task, I first explore the best way and then execute it in that way, often this way is detailed and time-consuming. But once it is done, it is done with complete satisfaction.  

The Lord has been training me to serve in the way of coordination; especially in faithfully executing whatever has been decided by the brothers or the board of directors. I have been learning to not voice my opinion unless I am sure it was the Lord's opinion too. Though officially I may be in a position to voice my opinion, I decide not to, unless I have a clear leading from the Lord. I never considered my official position as something to exercise official authority, I simply regard it as a training ground for me to learn to serve the Lord in coordination in the Body, with whoever He placed me with.

But by the grace of God I am what I am; and His grace unto me did not turn out to be in vain, but, on the contrary, I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I but the grace of God which is with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10

I have also been proving over and over again that it is purely by the Lord's mercy that I am what I am. Whenever He placed me in whatever function, I must be faithful to the Lord's assignment. I must only learn to humble myself and submit to the Lord's arrangement in every matter.  This is the lesson in service.