So since training camp I’ve thought a lot about how God speaks through me.
There are people on my squad to which God tells them to go talk to “so and so” and tell them this….
I don’t really experience that. (Don’t worry, I’m not upset by this or anything.)
God has given me some precious gifts, one of them is discerning what’s going on in people’s lives and another is wisdom.
What happens is I start talking with someone and can almost immediately pinpoint what’s really going on and give advice to speak into that situation. Now, I know that what is said is not from my knowledge or experience, aka my own experiential wisdom. I know it comes from God because it is usually right.
So what I’ve been wondering is how do the words come about? It’s just something I’ve been thinking about since training camp.
I think I may have found an answer to this ponderment…
The other day I was reading “My Utmost for His Highest” and I came across this passage:
“Most of us live only within the level of consciousness- consciously
serving and consciously devoted to God. This shows immaturity and the
fact that we’re not yet living the real Christian life. Maturity is
produced in the life of a child of God on the unconscious level, until
we become so totally surrendered to God that we are not even aware of
being used by Him. When we are consciously aware of being used as
broken bread and poured-out wine, we have yet another level to reach- a
level where all awareness of ourselves and of what God is doing through
us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint- a
saint is consciously dependent on God.”
serving and consciously devoted to God. This shows immaturity and the
fact that we’re not yet living the real Christian life. Maturity is
produced in the life of a child of God on the unconscious level, until
we become so totally surrendered to God that we are not even aware of
being used by Him. When we are consciously aware of being used as
broken bread and poured-out wine, we have yet another level to reach- a
level where all awareness of ourselves and of what God is doing through
us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint- a
saint is consciously dependent on God.”
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not calling myself a saint nor am I saying that I’m always totally surrendered to God. What I am saying is that God’s wisdom has been applied in my life so much that I’m unconscious to the use of it. When “I give advice” it’s God’s wisdom coming forth and He is using me, even though I am often unaware. I found this realization to be totally stupendous!
It makes me wonder how much of my life is being used by God and I don’t even know it. It makes me wonder how much your life is being used by God and both you and I don’t even know it. We are being used, more than we could know, and the great thing about not knowing is that we know we are dependent on God. I like that.
