Stay in Love with God

Thirdly:  By attending upon all the ordinances of God:  OR Stay in love with God. 

·         Remembering the priority is ministry – This is not a game of getting as much money as we can, and distributing the least amount we can.  The goal is not money.  The goal is ministry.  The goal is answering the call of God.  (To be very Wesleyan about it – to earn all we can and to save all we can so that we can give all we can).

·         Praying – lifting the work up to God.

·         Working in community – with each other – so that our gifts and strengths, gifts from God, are used synergistically, to God’s glory.

·         Gratitude – in all ways, for all things (letters, conversation, worship, etc)

·         Generosity – being generous with my time, my talents, my love for others and for God.

·         In fact, it means practicing all of the spiritual gifts in the work we do – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control – even when it is a challenge.

·         Work from an attitude of God’s grace and abundance, and allowing it to root out fear.