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205.Look For Opportunities: Start a journal of doors that God has opened for you. As time goes on you may begin to see a direction in which He is leading you. 6.Seek Guidance From Church Leadership: Ephesians 4:11, 12 says that the gifts of church leadership are given to the church for the equipping of the saints. Make good use of these gifts of the leadership.7.Take The Initiative: You have prayed to the Lord, reviewed the list of ministries in the New Testament, taken into account the needs of the church that the Lord has brought to your attention and possibly even put the desire in you to fulfill. You have noted that God is always opening up doors of opportunity in certain directions and you have talked things over with the leadership in the church. Wait no longer, take the initiative and get on with what the Lord would have you to be doing.Should someone attempt to prevent you from performing what you perceive your ministry to be, you may find it necessary to look to Peter and the other apostles for guidance. %u201cPeter and the other apostles replied: %u2018We must obey God rather than men!%u2019%u201d (Acts 5:29)Chapter 4 Committing to ChristPrevious lessons in this series emphasized two critical steps: a) clarifying your values and b) identifying your God-given make-up, your shape, toward maximizing your life. But they're absolutely worthless unless you commit your life to Jesus Christ, which is the focus of this lesson.Now we live in a time when our society fears commitment. Robert Bella, sociologist at the University of Southern California, wrote Habits of the Heart.He said, \to nothing. If we're committed to anything it's individual freedom and keeping our options open.\going to get anything out of life.It's like going down a cafeteria line and saying, \going to choose my entree right now, I want to keep my options open. I'll wait on the vegetables. I am going to keep my options open.\You don%u2019t have anything on the tray, and that's what happens in so many lives.Earlier in this series, we said that maintaining a focus is essential to the maximum life by not wasting time on things that don't matter. The key to focus is commitment. The number one thing necessary to living a life that is really full is to commit yourlife to God's will through his son, Jesus Christ. Paul said in Romans 12:1, \living sacrifice which is your reasonable service (spiritual serviceASV).\