delinquent

I have been rather delinquent with my next posting this week. I have spent more time reading other people's blogs than I have posting on my own. I have been reading some from a group of people that are in Uganda sharing the Gospel as well as other jobs such as medical, kids ministry, etc. This is of interest to me because I know that God will be sending me to Uganda at some point, so I am trying to become acquianted with Uganda ahead of time. One of them had a post on their blog that really struck a cord with me. I have always been a little hung up on the fact that God chooses to play to my weaknesses to show His strength. I always want to play to my "strength". Luckily the two do not even compare. His strength is infinite. Mine is very finite. But I have comfort knowing my life verse:

Philippians 4:13
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

ALL THINGS! That is a very broad statement. I would like to include an excerpt from the blog to show you what effected me.

"I guess what I'm trying to say is this. We read this in a book at orientation and it caught me then, but I re-read it and all of a sudden it really made sense to me:

"I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him. I ended up by asking Him to do His work through me." -Hudson Taylor

In other words, what He calls me to do, I want to obey and do His will. He doesn't need my gifts, my abilities, or my dreams. If he calls me to do something, He will equip me to do them. He will give me the gifts to do it. He will give me the ability to do it.

Maybe it's the fact that in the states, so many people are thinking about who they are. We are all trying to figure out our self esteem and make something of ourselves. We are all trying to "be ourselves". Have I been hanging onto self too tightly? Are we willing to lose even ourselves for the sake of Christ?"

WOW! Pretty heavy! He doesn't need my strength. I do, however, need His. He doesn't need my gifts, talents, abilities. To be quite frank, He doesn't need me. He can accomplish His will with or without me. If it is with me, then I receive the blessing that can only come from being the tool that God uses to accomplish His will. If it is without me, then I miss out on the blessing, but He still accomplishes the job through someone who then receives that blessing. WOW! So He doesn't need anything I have to offer, but I CAN accomplish anything that is His will through His strength! What an awesome God! I am humbled by my Creator!

Heavenly Father, I ask you to please continue to help me get me out of Your way! In Jesus name, Amen!