As the Children's Pastor at Turning Leaf Community church I am privileged to work with and grow with an amazing staff. It has become our practice to participate in book studies. We are currently reading "Chasing Daylight" by Erwin Raphael McManus. The focus of this book is learning how to seize the power of every moment. As I was reading this past week I was struck by a passage that has kept me thinking, praying and seeking all week long. This is what McManus stated, "When we offer ourselves as instruments for God's purpose we create opportunities for others to experience God through us. We become living lightning rods of God's activity."
I find this statement humbling and at the same time exhilarating. There are hurting people all over the world. They need to know of God's love and His power in their lives. When I think about the fact that God could use me to spark a change in their lives, it really humbles me. The fact that God can take what little I have to offer and use it to bring people into a relationship with Him is amazing. When I imagine a lightning rod and the current that flows through it I can't help but become excited about what God can and will do through me as I offer myself to Him.
My question for you this week is are you willing to be a lightning rod? Are you willing to let go of yourself and offer all you have so that God's power and love can flow through you to help bring lost and hurting people into a relationship with Him?
My prayer this week will be that God will use you and I as lightning rods to spark God activities in the lives of people we come in contact with.
May you always know that God loves you and wants only the best for you.
Blessings,
Beth
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