Satan has his ways of putting a thought into your mind and us as humans chew on it till it grows. “Worthless, you amount to nothing and never will,” is something that Satan puts into my mind often. Yes, I have heard these words before and for a long time that’s really what I thought of myself. I never thought I would amount to anything but the bare minimum until Christ truly got ahold of my heart. Before my parents even had the thought of having a baby, God knew me and had a purpose and plan for my life.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.” – Jeremiah 1:5
I matter to Him! I am worth sending His Son to die for! Me… of all people! I know I am not worth God’s Grace but He willingly gives it to me anyways.
Although Christ has given me a new way to live and look at life, I still consider myself ordinary. Way to ordinary to be used for something amazing for Christ, but the more I get into the word I find that the people God used were ordinary just like me! The only difference is that these Men and Women used by God were willing and obedient. Some needed more of a push than others but yet they were nothing special.
I am currently reading the Bible in Chronological order and have read of men such as Noah, Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses. Although God used them for something amazing, they weren’t perfect. They all had family problems, fears, and everyday hassles just like we do.
Noah got drunk
Job was prideful
Abraham lacked some Faith
Isaac held a secret blessing ceremony in order to bless his favorite son
Jacob was selfish and lied to his father to get Esau’s blessing
Moses made excuse after excuse for God not to use him
God wants to use us even though we might fail. With our failings we remember His sovereign purposes do not depend on our obedience, but rather, on His sovereign grace! Preparing myself for the World Race has been an adventure in itself. Mentally preparing myself to leave all my family and friends behind, giving up my comforts for discomfort, and throwing myself into places and situations I won’t know how to control. When I felt God call me into the mission field and placed the World Race in my life, I thought there’s no way this is a mistake, I am not worthy enough of doing this. Then I remember that God has set us apart and I have to be willing to answer His call!
“ Commit your way to the Lord, trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn.” –Psalm 37:5-6
Today I encourage you to be still and listen to what God might be calling you to do. It might seem crazy, but with God it is going to be the most amazing adventure. You are not worthless; you were worth Jesus’s blood on the cross! Praying today that we can live in obedience to God because His ways are so much more than we could ever imagine. I am so blessed to be a daughter of a king most high!! Thank you so much for praying for my team and I, and becoming apart of my journey.
