Anything I write that influences you in some positive way is not written by me, but written through me - by God. Most of the time I don’t even think before I write, God just tells me what to say. Maybe the voice in my head is His. I haven’t quite figured that out yet. Either way, it’s all for a purpose and I hope this thought encourages you:
Most of the time I feel inadequate to do amazing things for God. Often times I feel like my sins, mistakes, and flaws will keep me from sharing His love with people. But God doesn’t have a checklist of what He requires you to be like in order to influence the world for His kingdom. He just asks for a willing heart, and someone who is down to go out of their way to make a difference. I don’t see myself the way that other people do. I see everything I need to fix about myself. But it’s in those moments that God uses me to speak to someone’s heart that I am reminded of His goodness. He is good. He encourages me by using me when I don’t think I’m usable. It’s like I could go from thinking “wow, I’m a crappy person” to “wow, God uses my mess to preach a message”. I don’t know where I’m going with this post at this point but I guess I just wanted to say that God is good and all glory belongs to Him. Praise Him when you see something that resonates with you, don’t feel the need to praise me. :)