Enjoy the Presence of God
Jesus gives you as a leader a principle of when to be serious and when to delight. Take this into your weekly rhythm.
And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.”
Luke 5:34-35
Jesus gives you a general rule:
When you don’t experience the closeness of Jesus, when you need answers, when you are confused, when you need direction…
Get serious. Fast. Pray.
A lot.
When you experience the closeness of Jesus, when answers have come, when confusion is turned to clarity, when direction has come…
Enjoy yourself. Enjoy his presence. Enjoy the good gifts God gives.
Go into your closet for 6 days to fast, pray, be serious on his direction.
For the weekly service, Jesus is there. He is among you. Enjoy his presence in the middle of those far from God.
So they can see a God who delights in the enjoyment of him and his good gifts.