The other week was a funny week. For some reason the fact that I wasn’t to be called a woman in this country came up in so many conversations…even the assistant pastor was telling me I can’t be a woman or a lady until I am married…and others also said that I was a girl, not a woman. I know in Britain and other countries you can be a woman even though you are not married and don’t have children and that the fact that you are a grown up allows you to be called a woman… at the end of all this, I went to morning church that week, and two ‘real women’ came up to me and said…’we know that you are not a woman or a lady, but we would like you to come and talk at the ladies meeting!’. So yesterday I went and talked about the destiny that God has for them and their value in God’s eyes…and I believe that there were seeds that found some hearts to grow in.. and for my part...I felt the most comfortable I ever have speaking to ladies, I wasn't intimidated...I didn't even sweat!! God gave me the boldness and the words to share with these ladies...He gave me everything that I needed!
The lesson I learn from this is that you don’t have to be like the crowd that God wants you to talk to…it doesn’t even have to seem reasonable…if God has something to say to someone or a group He will find a way…and it may make us feel a little uncomfortable and like we are out of place, or because we may seem like we are nothing like them they may not even respect us or even listen to us because of who we are…BUT if God chooses to use us in that field, and we do go…then He will use us to touch the hearts, and give us the words to say…like in Job 32v6b : ‘I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know. I thought ‘age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom’. But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty that gives him understanding. It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.’
God uses those who are willing, never mind their age, never mind their background and social status, nationality…never mind if they are well written or not…he uses those who say ‘Yes God, I am available, use me’, he gives us opportunities, opens doors, and wherever there is the need of His love, He will send us, and it will be successful, and exactly where we should be, not because of who we are but because of who He is and because He is in us.
What people say or think that we are, what others say that we can or cannot achieve, does not limit or hinder in the slightest the possibilities and opportunities that God has ready for us, or the way that He is going to show His power and love through us!
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