Recently, I was sitting in a pew at my church pondering my life versus God’s amazing power. I sat there and as I thought about how great my God is, I started to list all the amazing blessings and opportunities He has given me.
Missed Opportunities?
Many times I had chosen to take the quicker road of “getting the job done” so I could pursue a more selfish desire like watching a TV program.
God is Gracious
A gentleman in my church was giving His testimony on how he came to know his mission for God in his life. He knew years ago that God had a mission for him but it was only revealed to him during this past spring. In the spring he was invited to volunteer at a church that has the purpose of feeding the minds, bodies, and souls of the homeless community in downtown Dallas. Since then God has used this man to create an amazing partnership between our church and this downtown Dallas church! Wow!
Here is the kicker: He volunteered because some friends of mine invited him. Guess who invited those friends? Well, I did! My God is so gracious.
God is Faithful
It hit me like a sweet load of guilt-saving bricks. God knows exactly how He is going to use me!
I had no idea that God was using me when I invited my friends to go to that downtown Dallas church, and He was! In Ephesians 2:8-10 is says “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do”
God Knows All
Now it is my resolution not to worry about how God is using me, or even how I can be used by God. Instead, I plan to get to know the Savior of the world better – so I can hear His voice throughout my day and know His heartbeat for me and my family.
Now, how is God going to use this? I will leave that up to Him. I now really understand it is not “Karen knows best” but “God knows all.”
Im a physician who wants to leave clinical work to become a green consultant for hospitals and doctors offices. I have a MD and a BA in Biology but wasnt sure if I should get a MPH with an environmental health focus or a Masters of Environmental Science. Does anyone have any insight on what I should do or if anyone is doing anything like that?
Yes Wait on the Lord Let Holiness and Love determine our WALK Our Conversation and our Patience. Yet WAIT not only means to anticipate looking ahead to something.. But we are to do this “Looking ahead” to Serve our God also…….. God uses us like bees (thought not mine first): Bees go around doing what they know to do and doing it They (feed the world)) in pollenating .I think the Bible Says The following to Let us Know also our usefulness in Works ” Little Children, Young Men, and Fathers. We should not expect a child to do the work of a father Nor to Know when to do Whatever. And I guess we can Grow in Christ in the works we do And our usefulness in our walk for our life time. To be In His Rest Where we come forth most useful And I have Learned What Brings about our rest. That is; Jesus said: “Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.. Christ’s Yokes are for doing good works. God bless..