"A Christian worker has to learn how to be God's noble man or woman amid a crowd of ignoble things. Never make this plea--If only I were somewhere else! All God's men are ordinary men made extraordinary by the matter He has given them. Unless we have the right matter in our minds intellectually and in our hearts affectionately, we will be hustled out of usefulness to God."
In other words, God works through the ordinary in order to make something extraordinary. This calls not for an unholy resignation, but instead a holy acceptance and willingness to surrender to Christ the most commonplace circumstance, allowing Him space to do an uncommon work through us. Try something different today--celebrate everything that is normal in your life and return it to Him as a holy sacrifice.
(Dr. Dane Fowlkes, pastor)
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