Sendusout

God is stirring something up inside of me. My entire life has been a series of events and miracles as He reveals His priorities to me and challenges me to evaluate my own priorities against His. It seams that His priorities always center around two very simple themes;

1. love and worship God
2. love and serve those around you

Like most of us I really like the sound of #1 even though I seem to struggle with it most of the time. I am always striving to pray more and to get into the Word more. I can never get enough … and so this is my life pursuit.

Things start getting a little more difficult with #2. This involves other people. This involves being selfless (not selfish) with my time. This involves having something to say. For me I seem to find excuses for putting it into practice. Despite my non-interest in strategies I even find myself thinking, “if only I had the right training, strategy, or method I could go to my neighbor better equipped.”

Last night God struck a chord in me through a wonderful speaker and new friend. He gently reminded me where I came from and what I should strive to be in the end … and that is MUD.

God wonderfully created us from the earth, from the mud, in His own image but it goes deeper than this. In the story of the man blind since birth (representing the spiritually lost). We see Jesus step in and perform a miracle giving him sight for the first time and what does Jesus use? …. MUD. He reaches down and makes some mud by putting his spit in the dirt, puts it on the man’s eyes, tells him to wash it away, and the man has his sight for the first time ever!

We are simply called to be God’s Moldable, Usable, and Disposable servants. We are called to be available, to be in the right place at the right time. The best part is that we are not expected to be smart about it. Mud is dumb and God knows it. It is when he puts His inspiration into us (spit) that we become pliable and useful. This tells us we will know what to do and when to do it as the Lord leads us. It is through the miraculous power of God that sight is brought to the lost but He often times chooses to use us as His agent. What an honor! What a privilege! Then He washes us away, getting out of the way so God can receive the glory!

Lord this is the cry of my heart! I am available — mold me, use me, and then wash me away to the next appointment. This somehow makes #2 seem much more REAL. This stirs up my spirit, this gives me hope, strength, and renewed excitement.