The Power of God Through You

We are so small. We are capable of nothing on our own, and would literally not be here if it weren't for our gracious and powerful Lord. There are so many times I feel like I am wasting time not doing enough, not doing the right things, not finding my purpose here on this earth. I think this is fairly common among everyone though, and not just Christians. We all want to feel like we are needed for some reason or another, and that there must be more to this life just here on earth.

Obviously as believers, we know we do have a higher calling than just living and breathing for our short life here and then dying. We have so much more to look forward to. But in the meantime, it is sometimes hard to not feel lost and unsure of where your life is headed. Honestly, I feel like I plan my days like a week ahead of time. Yeah I know what I'm doing maybe one day next month here and there, but I don't have a 5 year plan. And even if I did, I know that my plan wouldn't ever really turn out the way I think.

Yesterday while listening to Francis Chan online, he had mentioned the verse James 5:17 (which he said was one of his favorite scriptures in the bible). It reads,

"Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years."

At first, I was thinking, that is your favorite verse? Huh? But then he explained it saying he loved how it says that this great prophet was a man (or woman, in our case) just like US. Here was this prophet we've all known about who did amazing, powerful things for God, and he was just a regular human. He prayed that it would not rain, and with his faith, it didn't. Crazy. And although we may not be praying for the same things, we are still capable of having God's power work through us.

So, I was reading this morning, chugging (slowly) along in my bible. I am in 1 Kings and today I read chapters 15-17. Guess what 1 Kings 17 is about? Um... ELIJAH stating there would be no rain for 3 years. Um, coincidence? As I read it, I didn't even remember Francis's words from the night before until a little after. I was just blown away that this man, who had great faith and obedience, could state that there would be no rain because the Lord told him to. And there wasn't. He let the power of God work through him because of his great faith. And then after my brain started working I was like, Wait!! I just heard this!! Now it all comes together for me and I think the Lord is trying to reiterate to me just how much power He has and how strongly He can work through me if I let Him. It makes me realize I am not here on earth just to eat and go to work and play with Puppy, etc etc. God has work and plans for me and I need to be daily acknowledging His presence in my life. Thank you Lord.

(Sorry for my very long absence here on the blog. I am sad I haven't written in awhile, but I am back. Love you guys!! Have a wonderful day!)

xtina.