Get It Done

Scripture Reading - John 11:28,29 "And when she had so said , she went her way , and called Mary her sister secretly, saying , The Master is come , and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. "

Recently on a golf trip to Pinehurst, NC we were staying at the Mid-Pines - Pine Needles Resort and had played the Mid-Pines golf course in the morning and was getting ready to play the Pine Needles golf course that afternoon when one of my friends noticed that he had left his cell phone in the golf cart at the Mid-Pines course we had played that morning. We had a specific tee time and actually was already 20 minutes late for that because of a frost delay that morning, so it was not feasible for us to leave and go back to get it. We informed a lady who was serving as the starter at Pine Needles that we had left the phone and she told us, "no problem, I'll take care of it." We had not even finished playing the first hole when here came a young man bringing my friends phone to him. There had not even been 10 minutes between the time we had informed the lady the phone had been left and the time it was brought back to us. We were all very impressed by how quickly she had got the job done. It never seemed as if it were a bother to her, she just went ahead and got the task done. It was encouraging to see someone who had a sense of urgency to even a small issue. We need to have the same attitude when it comes to our service to the Lord. When we have a task before us we need to arise quickly and get the job done. There are great dangers in putting things off, placing them on the back burner. I know God inspires us to do many things that we never accomplish by not going ahead and completing the task at hand. We are sometimes good at starting new things and unfortunately we are also good at not seeing those things to completion. Have a sense of urgency in getting things done for the Lord. If you need to talk to Him, go to Him in prayer quickly. If God lays a scripture or thought on your heart, study and meditate on it quickly,while it is fresh in your mind. If God is leading you to talk or go see someone, seek out the first opportunity He opens up for you. Act upon the Word of the Lord with haste. We are not promised of tomorrow.

Be Blessed and Live in the NOW!!!