80% of Success

Warren Wiersbe writes, "Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place where God wants you...simply being there is a ministry."

80% of Success

"And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem."

(Nehemiah 11:2)

Woody Allen has a famous quote that goes something like this: "Eighty percent of success is showing up." It is remarkable how "lucky" those people are who simply show up and do their assigned tasks.

Warren Wiersbe writes, "Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place where God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry. The men, women, and children who helped to populate the city of Jerusalem were serving God, their nation, and future generations by their step of faith."

Wiersbe was a faithful servant of Christ and a prolific Christian author with over 150 books accredited to him. He served as the pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago from 1971–1978. While her served as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Covington, Kentucky, he stated:

One Sunday I started listing the people, seen and unseen, who helped make my pulpit ministry possible. While I was preaching, there were three technicians running the controls in the radio room, half a dozen men patrolling the parking lots, ushers at the doors and walking through the buildings to see that all was well, maintenance personnel keeping the equipment going, and an efficient pastoral staff backing me up. The musicians had led the congregation in praise and helped prepare them for hearing the Word.

During the previous week, scores of Sunday School workers had contacted hundreds of people, church members had invited many visitors to the services, the office crew had kept the organizational machinery running smoothly, church officers had encouraged and counseled, people had prayed—and all of this so that the pastor might be able to glorify Christ by proclaiming the Word of God! Believe me, it was a humbling experience; and it made me want to do my best for the Lord and for those wonderful people.

God uses many people with different gifts and skills to get His work done in this world. The important thing is that we give our bodies to the Lord so that He can use us as His tools to accomplish His work. Each person is important and each task is significant.

(Source Wiersbe, Be Determined, p. 130-132)

I agree with Wiersbe and want to encourage you to be faithful to what God has called you to do. Especially during those times when you are weary and simply do not feel like doing your task, go ahead and show up, and get busy. You will be amazed at what all God will do through you.

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