Abbas Rest Orphans

In the Elijah class you might say; " Yes Lord, that's alright for some in ARO, but in my life right now there is little movement. I am not doing great things for God. Also there are big problems and my family is suffering". Well just think for a moment, what are God's aims in this all? The Bible says that we are created for God's pleasure. Not for doing stuff. What gives a father more pleasure than anything is the character of his son or daughter. Your biggest victories can come without you noticing at once. Because our biggest battles are the ones of God trying to change us from within ourselves. How we think, how we act, how we love and how we care for the neighbours and so on. ( Of course it depends on the neighbour, - just joking !!! )
Don't measure yourself by what you are doing but by what you are becoming. You see its all about character.

Again don't measure your fruit by what you are doing for Jesus, if you have to measure, measure by your relationship with Him. Also don't look at the gifts we have, but look to the giver. Look at the fruit that is coming out of your heart. Please read Gal. 5:22-26.

Remember it said in the Bible about a church worker who worked for his lord and when he met Jesus, Jesus said He never knew him. The Christian worker said but Lord, Lord I did many things for you I even cast out demons in your name. You will be all familiar with this story. This was no boring church goer. this was an anointed worker. Be careful about doing stuff. Be careful about the anointing. It is a wonderful gift. But still only a gift. Look at the fruit that is coming out of your heart.

I am not saying service is not important or that we can neglect it, otherwise what is ARO for? What I am saying is, don't lose your focus on Jesus and the Holy Spirit that God uses to change you within. That is why different things happen to different Christians because God knows what we need to change us from within.

Sometimes the battles come from the spirit world. You see we can not see into this area, that's another reason we need Jesus and the Holy Spirit because He sees into the spirit world. Also He, Jesus is interceding for us and He needs to direct us. Elijah had to fight many battles and many of them were physical. Thank God we are not called for the physical battle but we are called to fight the spiritual battle, We are not called to kill anyone although at times we might feel like it.

Ephesians 6:12. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies-the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world: and against huge numbers of wicked spirits in the spirit world.

Remember the time for trifling is over - or it should be. Let God open up our eyes that we would see in the coming time how God sees things, and how we can start to see things when we walk in faith in Him. Not by what we see, feel or understand. We are to strengthen the weak hands, and to make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful hearted, "Be strong, and do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance....Isaiah 35:3-4

We are called at this time to work for the poor in Africa. This is the street that God has given us (ARO). Let's work in the Elijah/ Elisha class together, no matter what our task is within ARO.