I just love when I find the little, subtle things in the Bible that only God can do. Like the verse John 3:16 and 1 John 3:16. See if you can see what I see.
John 3:16; "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life"
1 John 3:16; "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters"
Do you see it? First is that they are both chapter 3, vs 16. Second it refers to: Jesus came and laid his life down for us. I love when I am reading and I am shown these little things that only God can do. But not everyone knows this, that Jesus came for us and laid down his life to give us life. We must be the ones to go out and tell the story. We are all on mission. We all have been given a mission for God. And through faith, we will complete our mission that God has given us.
Pray, and ask God where he can use you. But when you ask, be prepared for the answer. Because God can and will use you. And it is scary once God answers you. I asked God 12 yrs ago where he can use me and guess what? He sent me out to Honduras working at medical clinics. I had no idea what to do , but I just let God lead me and it worked. He gave us the tools (we had nothing to start out with and I needed to find out what type of supplies and medications we needed), people (I was the only nurse but he used the local nurses and doctors for us to work alongside to give care), knowledge (I am an ICU nurse, with monitors and equipment, clinics do not have those, so I had to rely on basic skills) and guidance to help others through those clinics (God worked through everyone from nurses to our pharmacy to our runners). And we were able to lead people to Christ through the clinics.
Don't be afraid to try something new. I know I had the fear deep in my gut, shaking fear, of working in the clinics. But I did it. You can do it too. Ask where you can be used, listen and GO. God will use you to Go, support others that can go or to help with the much needed supplies for the mission. Do what you can, God will make it work for his good.
Blessings to all,
