First Love

“To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. Revelation 2:1-5
Hello assistants, by reading these verses we all can see and understand clearly how much God knows us in every aspects there is nothing that we can hide from Him, Even before we say something He knows which word we are about to say, He  knows each and every intention of our heart and I do believe that you know about that as well but what I want to share with you is about those who are serving Him and they have already lost the fire of the first love, they are doing the work of God simply to give satisfaction to the pastor and  to keep the uniform and the title of assistant but there's no more pleasure, no more joy nor happiness in what they do, to be frank, there are many who are serving God as an obligation. But, why are they acting like this? Why in many of them there is no more love? The answer is, their heart! In the beginning they had a pure heart ready to listen and obey God's voice there was nothing more important than do His will above all things but gradually, the contamination of this world started to invade their heart to the point of dividing them between the will of God and their own will, nowadays is very common to hear assistants saying, I'm busy I have no time or I'll try to come or not today maybe next time... Love means sacrifice if there's no sacrifice for the one you say that you love is because your  love for him has already disappeared long time ago.
The secret to keep the fire of the first love always burning inside of you is to protect your heart from all types of contamination such as; doubts, fears, envy, grudges, evil desire, pride, lies, gossip, and the like. If by any reason you've been carrying one or more of these problems inside of your heart, then do not hesitate, it's time to clean up your heart otherwise, you won't be able to see God in your life.
If you need me to help you in anything please feel free to contact me.
Be blessed in Jesus name.

Bishop Carlos