I want to serve the Lord—not-‘in whatever way I can’—BUT in whatever way HE
WANTS.
After the coffee was made, I sat thinking about this.
Before I became a mom, I was ill-equipped for this role.
I was an impatient, self-centered, ambitious, aspiring materialist. What if I
decided to be the best mom I could
be? Yeah, that probably wouldn’t have worked out too well. My natural
tendencies would have limited me severely.
Instead, much to everyone’s utter surprise, God equipped me with
motherly instincts and traits that I didn’t previously have in me.
This reminded me of the time we went white-water rafting.
I was reluctant to try this new adventure because I had no skills or experience
in this area. Plus we had my parents with us, and my mom didn’t even know how
to swim. When we got to the starting place, the tour company provided us with
the raft, the oars, wet suits, and a guide who actually did most of the rowing.
Mostly we just had to hang on.
In the same way, we don’t have to limit ourselves to
serving the Lord in whatever way we can.
What we can or cannot do, our abilities or lack of them, are of no account to God.
He will provide the equipment for whatever adventure He has planned for us.
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