I have been sharing excerpts from the book, Experiencing God, by Henry and Richard Blackaby. This book has influenced me in ministry and in my understanding of God greatly.
Sixteen years ago God told us to serve in special needs ministry, but we felt incredibly inadequate. Chapter 4 made a lasting impression on me, however. It says,
"When God does exceptional things through unexceptional people, then others recognize that only God could have done it. If you feel weak, limited, and ordinary, take heart! You are the best material through which God can work!
Having skills, education, training, and experience can certainly be valuable, but the danger lies in the fact that we may rely on those things rather than God. When are hands are empty, we are much more likely to rely on God. Answer God's calling on your life and then trust God to equip you and use His power to do amazing things.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:19-21
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