Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />
Please be careful of distractions that will<br />
keep you <strong>in</strong> bondage to th<strong>in</strong>gs that are not<br />
important. We all know the story of Mary and<br />
Martha—how Martha was busy cook<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
clean<strong>in</strong>g, while Mary just sat at Jesus' feet and<br />
heard <strong>His</strong> Word.<br />
But Martha was distracted with much<br />
serv<strong>in</strong>g, and she approached Him and said,<br />
"Lord, do You not care that my sister has left<br />
me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help<br />
me."<br />
And Jesus answered and said to her,<br />
"Martha, Martha, you are worried and<br />
troubled about many th<strong>in</strong>gs. But one th<strong>in</strong>g is<br />
needed, and Mary has chosen that good part,<br />
which will not be taken away from her" (Luke<br />
10:40-42).<br />
No matter how needed you are <strong>in</strong> your<br />
particular area of service, you cannot neglect<br />
your own fellowship with the Lord. For example,<br />
you may be the one person who is very faithful <strong>in</strong><br />
the nursery. You are so capable and will<strong>in</strong>g that<br />
there is a temptation to work dur<strong>in</strong>g every<br />
church service. But if you do, you won't have the<br />
opportunity to worship with other believers. You<br />
can easily lose heart and become isolated <strong>in</strong> your<br />
m<strong>in</strong>istry.<br />
Not forsak<strong>in</strong>g the assembl<strong>in</strong>g of ourselves<br />
together, as is the manner of some, but<br />
exhort<strong>in</strong>g one another, and so much the more<br />
as you see the Day approach<strong>in</strong>g (Heb. 10:25).<br />
I remember a few years ago when a great<br />
man of God prophesied to me. In the word he<br />
made this statement, "You can't m<strong>in</strong>ister for<br />
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