Serving the Lord

The following four sentences came from the little book, "On Being a Servant of God", by Warren W. Wiersbe. I want to share what this author has to say about serving the Lord.

"1. Never take down a fence until you know why it was put up.
2. If you get too far ahead of the army, your soldiers may mistake you for the enemy.
3. Don't complain about the bottom rungs of the ladder; they helped to get you higher.
4. If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm."

He wrote his own list after reading another list from American historian Charles A. Beard's summarization of the lessons of history. He says that he sums it up in four sentences:
"1. Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power; 2. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; 3. the bee fertilizes the flower it robs; 4. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."