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I was in a theater when I first saw it, and tears streamed down my face. The Holy Spirit wouldn't leave the theater long enough for me to breathe. I felt miserable. It was weighty. It wasn't addressing any earthly things but matters of eternal significance and God's Kingdom; when such things enter our atmosphere, they can be weighty and not very comforting to our flesh.
It's a good thing you distinguished between teaching quietly and preaching before people. And yes, sometimes we aren't meant to know 'what our calling is called' so the call of the calling doesn't get in the way so to speak. And I'm glad you were able to hear the Lord say not to worry about the masses but to attend to the first, little, and least of things first. That's where He goes looking for shepherds-- on the backside of the desert. Everything has a season. It's important to learn to love the things that are yours (things God has given to you) and distinguish them from the things that are His (your gifts and talents and abilities as used for God's glory, your ministry, your calling, your purpose, your identity, and everything that is meant to glorify God in your life: all those things belong to God, and the rest are yours). If you can learn to love the things that are yours, you will not only have found 'the secret of happiness' (not coveting anything that isn't yours) but will have captured God's attention: "He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from following ewes that had young He brought him, to shepherd Jacob His people" (Ps. 78:70-71).
It's a good thing you distinguished between teaching quietly and preaching before people. And yes, sometimes we aren't meant to know 'what our calling is called' so the call of the calling doesn't get in the way so to speak. And I'm glad you were able to hear the Lord say not to worry about the masses but to attend to the first, little, and least of things first. That's where He goes looking for shepherds-- on the backside of the desert. Everything has a season. It's important to learn to love the things that are yours (things God has given to you) and distinguish them from the things that are His (your gifts and talents and abilities as used for God's glory, your ministry, your calling, your purpose, your identity, and everything that is meant to glorify God in your life: all those things belong to God, and the rest are yours). If you can learn to love the things that are yours, you will not only have found 'the secret of happiness' (not coveting anything that isn't yours) but will have captured God's attention: "He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from following ewes that had young He brought him, to shepherd Jacob His people" (Ps. 78:70-71).
I really appreciate it Allin!