EXCEL
And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the LORD your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 11:13
Repeatedly, the Bible says to “serve the Lord with all your heart.” IGod wants you to serve him passionately, not dutifully. People rarely excel at tasks they don't enjoy doing or feel passionate about. God wants you to use your natural interests to serve him and others.
How do you know when you're serving God from your heart?
The first sign is enthusiasm. When you're doing what you love to do, no one has to motivate you, or challenge you, or check up on you. You do it for the sheer enjoyment. You don't need rewards, or applause, or to be paid, because you love serving in this way.
The opposite is also true: When you don't have a heart for what you're doing, you're easily discouraged.
One other characteristic of serving God from your heart is effectiveness: whenever you do what God wired you to do, you get good at it. Passion drives perfection. If you don't have passion for a task, it is unlikely that you'll excel at it.
On the other hand, the highest achievers in any field are those who do it because of passion, not duty or profit. When you work in an area that taps into your natural talents and abilities, you excel. When you serve the Lord with all your heart, you do it with the spirit of joy and excellence.
God has given you His best, you must also give Him your best.
Prayer: Lord, bless me with an excellent spirit that I may serve you all the days of my life.
Scriptural Reading: Deuteronomy 11:8-17
