Be Humble and Go!

“All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” – Proverbs 14:23 A few days ago, I shared that the shepherds who carried the message of Christ’s birth had a strong desire to act, but the key to their mission was humility. The challenge they faced while embracing their assignment was to avoid being so humble that they neglected to travel to Bethlehem. God did not call a priest, a rabbi, or anyone of high status to go to Bethlehem; He called teenagers, lowly shepherds, to take action. Can you recognize that it’s easy to become so humble and caught up in thought—writing and analyzing everything—that you might end up staying in the fields and never actually engaging in your assignment? When the opportunity arises for you, go and do it, and be prepared. How do we prepare? The Bible teaches that faith pleases God. If