Today I am thankful for God’s willingness to use flawed people. I come to the realization so often that I am living, again, apart from Him and in my little world that I go to so often where I am the center of the universe. Sounds like a good place to be until you start feeling sorry for yourself because you don’t have enough stuff to make you happy or your attitude secludes you from others and their needs because you are only concerned about yourself. I hate the fleshly me. The me without Christ. The me I return to over and over again because I fail to plug into the Spirit on a daily basis far too often. I know the Holy Spirit is just dying to use me some days and I’m just sitting at home, filled with myself, ignoring His quiet but patient calls. And when I figure it out, as I did recently, He is there. Of course, He is always there. Oh, how it must frustrate Him to see me struggle, getting all worked up about menial things, when He is concerned about so much more. “You are mine. Act like it. Listen to me! Allow me to use you for MY glory!” here I am, Lord! Use me. Fill me. Send me!
Well said!!!