God wants to use you

When we think of the two words, 'Use Me', we tend to lean toward service involving church, don't we? There's another perspective on those words, and yet it still is service.

God most definitely wants to use you and I to serve not only Him, but to serve others. Most of the time we are all for it. Let's take a look at what I mean by this. 

We jump at the opportunity to do something for the Lord God especially when it is something right up our alley. If we are skilled in a thing and do it well, we look for opportunity to exercise it. But what happens if you become ill? Are you still able to serve God? 

A person who took ill and had to be hospitalized cannot attend church. They are laid aside perhaps in the hospital or at home. The tendency is to think that they are not serving a purpose and therefore not useful to God during this time. Not true! There are many persons who come across the path of a sick believer from nurses, doctors, hospital aids who bring them food to social workers and surgeons. That adds up to quite a few people who regularly tend to the sick.

God is in complete control over the things His children experience. He can use us anywhere at any time and in whatever condition we may find ourselves in. That sick saint who has been out of church can continue to serve God's purposes right there in their hospital bed. How is that possible, you may ask? Well, they belong to God, and they have a testimony. They can now share Him with all who come across their path while on a sick bed. God can use their spirit and attitude to get the attention of those who are nursing them back to health and provide opportunity for a much-needed conversation to be had. God can use their words to have an impact on others in that sick room. All who handle and deal with this sick saint, have an opportunity to get a glimpse of God. That's powerful. Perhaps that is part and parcel as to why God allowed their illness because of the people who would cross their path.

When we take a look at that perspective on service, it doesn't rank up there with how we see opportunity to serve the Lord. As a matter of fact, we want to shy away from any situation that places us in the hospital or functioning at a deficit. 

Sometimes God calls some of us away from 'Church' to serve in a different capacity for a certain length of time. He has purposes unknown to us. He gets to choose. We are simply in His hands. He desires that we get a glimpse into what He's trying to do with us at that point in time.

So, the next time you are not well and have to stay home from church, think of how you could take advantage of that opportunity for God. It could be as simple as using that time to pray for others who aren't well and who need healing. Perhaps there are those who could use a phone call from you and receive much needed encouragement. You can send a card or small gift to lift the heart of someone who is going through an affliction. There's no excuse since Amazon makes it possible and easy without having to leave your home.

This is just one perspective on serving God that I want you to consider.

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