The calling of my heart since I was young has been a calling to missions. Ever since I was in mission friends at my Church I can remember wanting to become a missionary to one place or the other. Since then, this has become one of my favorite verses,
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send and who will go for us.” And I said, “Here am I, Send me.” (Isaiah 6:4)
Wow! What a place of complete surrender to God. I had felt like I had come to that place of surrender, but He has showed me that even though I am willing to go across the globe to China, am I willing to go to Church and wash dishes? Am I willing to change diapers? Am I willing to do the tough things that no one wants to do? The Lord has been so gracious to show me that if I am just willing to do the things that are big and get great recognition I am not surrendered at all. In fact if I am only willing to do the recognized things, that is hypocrisy. Here am I, send me doesn’t just mean to go on mission trips across the world; it means to love my brother when he rips me apart. It means to honor my parents when I feel like they are demanding more of me than what they do themselves. It means to reach out to someone when it is not convenient. Here am I, send me is not just a surrender to do something spiritual, but a call to say, “God, if You choose to send me to clean bathrooms or proclaim the gospel, I am ready, send me.”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send and who will go for us.” And I said, “Here am I, Send me.” (Isaiah 6:4)
Wow! What a place of complete surrender to God. I had felt like I had come to that place of surrender, but He has showed me that even though I am willing to go across the globe to China, am I willing to go to Church and wash dishes? Am I willing to change diapers? Am I willing to do the tough things that no one wants to do? The Lord has been so gracious to show me that if I am just willing to do the things that are big and get great recognition I am not surrendered at all. In fact if I am only willing to do the recognized things, that is hypocrisy. Here am I, send me doesn’t just mean to go on mission trips across the world; it means to love my brother when he rips me apart. It means to honor my parents when I feel like they are demanding more of me than what they do themselves. It means to reach out to someone when it is not convenient. Here am I, send me is not just a surrender to do something spiritual, but a call to say, “God, if You choose to send me to clean bathrooms or proclaim the gospel, I am ready, send me.”
3 comments:
i love that picture ( but i don't like the way you look skinnier than I do)lol
And thanks for using my favorite verse. I love you.
Wow, what a great reminder! It is so true that it seems easier to do the "big" and "great" things for God, but when it comes to serving Him without being seen, or whatever the "little" thing may be, it's a lot harder!
The Lord has been teaching me the same lessons. I'm so very up to saying I will go be a missionary anywhere! But the Lord is telling me to just be faithful in the small here at home! Thank you for the encouragement!
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