Valuable Minister

DEVOTION
1 TIMOTHY
VALUABLE MINISTER
1 Tim 4:6
6 If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
NIV
All things which were spoken in the preceding statements are referred here but I have to internalize this to include the complete word of God. If I point out the truths of God to my fellow believers I will be a good minister of Christ Jesus who was brought up in the truths of the faith and who had good teaching which I have followed. I do consider myself, as I think all believers should, a minister of Christ Jesus. I know without any doubt God guided my footsteps during my early life as a believer bringing into contact with learned men of God who mentored men much as I think Paul did with Timothy. I think it was surely a move of the Holy Spirit for I could not imagine why in the human sense these men would befriend me and take me into their lives. But God had a plan for me and these men were all part of it bringing me alone in my walk with the Lord. I had good teaching. I grew in my faith and God did so much in the way of miracles in me and for me. He still is, the only way I could account for all of them would to write another book enumerating each one. But now the issue for me is am I doing the first part to his satisfaction. Am I pointing his truths out to my fellow believers being a good minister of Christ Jesus? I hope that whenever I have the opportunity to do so I am, whether I am teaching, preaching, writing or just sitting having a conversation. I sure do not enjoy being engaged in small talk or conversations about some sporting event. Although I try to be interested and maybe even try to participate it seems meaningless compared to discussions about what God is doing. Maybe I talk about myself too much at times, but I think I am trying to express what God is doing in me and it does not come across as well as I what it to. I desire that he gets all the credit for everything in me. If I am to be a minister, much less a good minister of Christ Jesus, it is imperative I point out the truths of God to fellow believers. That would mean those meaningless conversations should in some way open doors for bringing the truths of God into play. I am perplexed at times when I am with fellow believers that they spend so much time talking about so much and not any time talking about the truths of God. It is as if God is not really a part of their lives. I get sucked into those kinds of conversations myself at times, trying to be one of the guys although I do think I try to bring God into the conversation. I am reminded here this is my responsibility. I am to be a good, valuable minister of Christ Jesus.