At the beginning of this week, I asked God to make me His hands and feet; serving the people of Camp Hope with hands willing to work and feet willing to move.
As I shoveled dirt, washed dishes, chopped food, and scrapped paint, I always managed to get things on my hands and under my nails. But it wasn’t until Thursday, as I scrapped paint off of a window with my fingernails, that I realized the Lord was using more than just my hands and feet.
In my life, I’ve learned that fingernails are something small, that can show something so big. In many countries, well-kept nails are a luxury, and can show a lot about someone; from what kind of work they do to how much money they have. To me, having nice nails was normal, but I didn’t think of it as an amenity, until now.
In the smallest of signs over the course of the week, I saw God asking me to surrender. Surrender the comfort of my tidy fingernails. At first, I was a little hurt, I loved having clean, long nails. But then I realized something. If the people I work with could care less about my nails, why should I care so much? I’ve been called by God to serve the nations with nothing but love and a servant’s heart. If I can’t surrender something as small as my nails, how can I surrender something as great as my life?
So, Friday night, I cut them, and said to God, “Use every piece of my being – mind, body and spirit – so that I can serve You.”
As I continue to do all kinds of ministry throughout the race, please continue to support me in prayer. I want to surrender everything that I am to the Father. Surrender is one of the greatest forms of worship, and I want to constantly be worshipping the Lord.
Whether He asks you to surrender something big or small, “humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” ~James 4:10
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship.” ~ Romans 12:1
Many Bendiciones,
Gracie
