Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

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