II Corinthians 9:2 "For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many."
Excitement is a wonderful thing. We get excited about plenty of things. Vacations, holiday's, birthday's, parties, raises at work, days off from work, television programs, etc. When we get excited about these things we tell other people. We tell people and even count down the days till our vacation, holiday's, birthday's, etc. The fact of the matter is, is that excitement is contagious.
What separates a growing business from a non-growing or shrinking business? I believe it is excitement that separates them. When a CEO or owner that's excited about the business that excitement trickles down to the employees. The key to growing a business is excitement.
What about in a church? What separates a growing church from a non-growing church? Again, I believe that, just like a business, if a church is going to grow it's members are going to have to be excited about what God is doing in their church. In order for a Christian to be excited about their church, that same Christian must first be excited about what God is doing in their lives personally.
Notice the last phrase in the verse here, "...and your zeal hath provoked very many." This church at Corinth was excited about what was going on in and through their church. Let God have His way in your life today and let may "zeal" provoke many to doing what God would have them to do. Get excited about what God is doing, because just like excitement, negativity is also very contagious. Let's get excited!
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