I once tweeted that the 'gospel is my hustle' calling those who I would serve 'my clients' and I got messages from people that it might be misconstrued as saying I'm trying to profit off the gospel the way some dubious people have. I even had someone respond
"do your clients pay you for this service?".
I didn't mean it that way; despite being a full-time student, I have both a 9-5 and a business. I deleted that tweet because while my innocence in it was valid, those who would have misunderstood me would have had enough reason to:
I didn't mean it that way; despite being a full-time student, I have both a 9-5 and a business. I deleted that tweet because while my innocence in it was valid, those who would have misunderstood me would have had enough reason to:
many have been swindled, and abused by dubious people who either lost their way, or were pretending to be in the light. My words could be misunderstood and it would end up causing more chaos than edification but that day, my heart was so heavy;
evil makes it harder for good to thrive. Especially since one of the pillars of devotion is to pursue God as your chief desire. Paul calls it a race, and tells us to 'run to win'. Meaning the same way we go to school to have good grades, try to be the best in our classes, equip
ourselves with skills to be better in our work field, we ought to 'run our race' for this gospel. The gospel is every believers' personal hustle, and that is not tied to financial gain. Paul, himself was not the richest man. When he had plenty, he lived well, when he had little,
he lived well. The doctrine of 'running this race' begins in the message itself: that Jesus has given us more than this world can ever give, so none of our allegiances to this world can outdo our allegiance to Him.
Success in this 'hustle' is measured in how much you give, not how much you receive. It is sacrifice and consecration. It is seeing God's kingdom as the greatest of all treasures. It is to give and be given- to spend and be spent-for the desires of God.
If you are a believer, the gospel really is your hustle, and the 'profit' is in how many lives what you have received (the gospel, the Spirit, sound doctrine and practices) is replicated in. We are hustlers, and it our Father's business.
May our Father's business prosper in your hands
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