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  HOW YE OUGHT TO WALK AND TO PLEASE GOD
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: The key to pleasing God and making the most of our lives is to
recognize our place and fill it faithfully and lovingly for Him.

Topics: "Serving God", "Finding Your Place"
Scripture References: Ephesians 2:10, Colossians 3:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:1

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DESCRIPTION
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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the importance of recognizing and embracing the
specific roles God has assigned to each believer, suggesting that many
Christians struggle with feelings of inadequacy and the belief that they
are not pleasing God. He encourages believers to find joy and power in
their service by faithfully filling their designated places, no matter
how small or seemingly insignificant. Just as every part of a machine
has its purpose, so does every Christian have a role in God's plan, and
by accepting this, they can contribute meaningfully to His work. Simpson
reminds us that even the smallest acts of service can have a profound
impact, as everyone has something to offer.

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CONTENT
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Many Christians are in the place that the Lord has appointed them, and
yet the devil is harassing their lives with a sense that they are not
quite pleasing the Lord. If they could just settle down in the place
that God has assigned them and fill it faithfully and lovingly for Him,
there would be more joy in their hearts and more power in their lives.
God puts us in various places to serve Him, and the secret of
accomplishing the most is to recognize our place as designated from Him
and our service in it as pleasing to Him.

Even in the great factory or the complex machine there is a place for
the smallest screw and rivet as well as the great driving wheel and
piston.

So God has His "small parts" whose business is simply to stay where He
puts them and to believe that He wants them there and is making the most
of their lives in the little spaces that they fill for Him. There is
something all can do, Tho' you're neither wise nor strong; You can be a
helper true, You can stand when friends are few, Some lone heart has
need of you, You can help along.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/how-ye-ought-to-walk-and-to-please-god/
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