Good morning,
In my prep time earlier in the week for multiple senior center residents, I found that it is very challenging to sum up well-lived lives. I think of a particular Scripture found in the Old Testament:
David said to Saul, ‘Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him” (1 Sam 17:32).
David was willing to be a vehicle of help.
And for us, I think of two simple questions that reflect the different sides of the same coin which are as follows:
– When has God supplied your needs through another person?
– How might He want to use you today in the life of someone else?
That may take you some time to think through, but let me encourage you to spend some time engaging with these questions.
A story
I got my usual monthly haircut at an unusual place. I was anxious about getting an “underperforming” haircut, but just before I opened the glass door to the Barber shop, in the brisk weather, I paused and said a quick prayer. As I was trying to see what awaited me inside, I said, “Lord, let this go just great!”
As I opened the door, the faint smell of musk greeted me with the warmth from the heat which was “on.” There was no one there except for the 2 women cutting hair, who were looking at me. I sat down in a chair, and it wasn’t long before the one with the clippers asked,
“What do you do for work?”
I gritted my teeth, saying that I was a pastor, and after the brief introduction, she said something quite surprising. “I am looking for a church.” It was an amazing God conversation, one where I felt like the fish literally jumped into my boat!
God sometimes uses the circumstances of our daily lives to put us in places where He wants to use us. In this season, let’s keep our eyes (and hearts!) open to see where and how He might want us to serve someone.
This coming Sunday, I’m excited to be facilitating our worship time with Doug and the team. Then, Sonia Andreson will be sharing in The With-God Life sermon series.
Be full of “good” cheer!
Seth
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