At a retreat, you have no doubt that the Holy Spirit is moving. The lights are dim and you are in a moment of adoration and deep worship while the deepest part of your soul cries out and you exclaim "Lord, use me!!!"
Use me...I've said it... you've said it...
...but do we know what we're getting ourselves into?
John 9:2-3 begins His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
Read the next verse and take the time to pause.. "Jesus answered, 'It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.'"
Am I truly a life that is willing to be used as a place for God to display His power? But...
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How can people ever see our God as a Healer without the presence of sickness?
How can people learn the God of grace without the wounded having been afflicted?
How can we know God as Provider unless we have also known deep need?
Is it possible to understand "peace that surpasses understanding" without having been plunged into depths of confusion and pain?
How can we proclaim our God to be the Restorer unless we have first felt the pain of brokenness?
We all love to rejoice in a victor; but do we welcome the battle?
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How easily do I grumble! When the battles come in my life, does the way I conduct myself bear witness to others that I KNOW in Whom I have believed! Or do I doubt God's presence, care or power in the midst of said hardships. Do I KNOW that He never leaves or forsakes me! That I KNOW He works all things together for good?!
...Holy Father, may I trust you completely... May I truly be able to say "Use me".
living sacrifice
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