December 13, 2015. Madison, GA. Taking Inventory

This week we will begin the year-end process here at Source of Light of counting all the physical items on the premises. The major items are the publications stored in the. Madison Discipleship School and in the many cages and racks in the warehouse. There are thousands and tens of thousands of various publications and the system for keeping track of them is in transition at the moment, so it will be a challenge for those of us involved to determine an accurate count of what we have in stock and report it to whomever it is supposed to be reported.
As we get to the end of another physical year and fiscal year, the accounting people are hard at work getting their figures together for reporting to whomever they have to report it to and they too are working with a new system and a new accounting director, so they are hard at it as well. Sally has been working exceptionally long hours to be finished by her deadline.
There are also many individuals taking inventory of their own personal life, the year that has passed by so quickly, what was planned for the year, what was accomplished during the year and how it is being reported to whomever or Whom we are responsible for reporting it to. Our boss or manager or supervisor will rate us and determine what we will be doing next year or if we even will be doing it for them again. But ultimately, for us Christians, our inventory is already reported and our Boss, Manager and Supervisor are in the process of determining how we did and what He will be assigning us to do next. Some of us will be disciplined, some will be asked to do the same thing again, some will be given greater responsibilities and some may even be called to an ultimate reward. Our inventory of ourself may be accurate or not, but God's inventory of our past year and past years is totally accurate and already in the books. We don't know the count now, but we will eventually and the only way to assure a good report is to be obedient, be intentional, be a good steward and do the right things for the proper motive.
It's not always easy, but it is what we are called to and what will answer the prayer we pray so often; Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done. What we count is important, but what counts more is God's plan and purpose for us, and our adherence to it. And so we press on.

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