We do this thing at our church where we have one week set aside for prayer in our church. They have different sessions to focus on praying for different topics. In these sessions, we also have time to hear from the Lord.
I don't remember what the topic was tonight, but somehow it was all centered around one thing; Love.
Someone talked about branching out, reaching other people that didn't go to our church. Someone else talked about bearing one of the fruits of the spirit, which was love. Another person talked about how bearing fruits isn't meant for us, but for other people. Because it's not the tree that eats the fruit.
It was around a group of people that I generally knew, but not very well. Some of them I had seen around church, but didn't remember their names. Other people I did know well.
I felt God tugging on my heart to say something, but honestly, I was really scared.
I managed to sort-of raise my hand, but it was at the very end, and no one saw it. In my head I was kind-of relieved, but part of me felt bad. What if there was someone there that needed to hear what God (through me) had to say? I just said a quick prayer that God would have everything happen the way He wanted it to.
Right before everyone got up to leave, this sweet lady brought to my youth pastors attention that I had raised my hand. So he looked at me and asked me (in front of everyone) If I had something to say...
I don't remember exactly what I said, but here's what I wrote down before:
"There are so many broken people in this world. So many people with God-shaped holes in their hearts. But they dont know that. They just know there's a hole. And they're trying to fill it with things in this world that only provide empty satisfaction. You know, the kind that doesn't last, and leaves you more empty than you were before. We're called to bring that God-shaped hole to their attention,and show them that they're not in need of anything the world can offer. They need Jesus. We have Him. We are called to show them Jesus."
I didn't exactly say that word for word, but I know that God had me say what needed to be said. I LOVE how He uses weak people to speak to other people. You may feel like you're not good enough to do things for God, but you are!
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12
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