Challenges, Opportunities & Situations

Life is filled with challenges that can be turned into opportunities. I have come to understand that all it takes is for me to be willing to be God's servant wherever I am, opening my eyes and looking for those who are hurting, who need assistance or help in some way.

I don't look for anything extraordinary, I may just be able to offer someone a word of encouragement, a pat on the back, or a simple smile, to let them know I noticed them.

God is using the situations I face each day to weave a pattern of godliness into my character. He is waiting for me to respond appropriately to the situations I find myself in today. I try to imagine Him using me in any situation, rather than allowing that situation to control me, to upset me, I am taking control of my flesh and becoming more aware of what I am doing, thinking and saying in any given situation.

I am to represent Him and in doing so, I look for opportunities to serve not necessarily in big ways, but in some small way, because Small things are Big things.

I am not sure this makes sense, but I understand it. I understand now more than ever before in my life, that when I take myself completely out of the equasion, that is it about Him. It is about allowing Him to make me into the person He created me to be, which is to be more like Him.

I like to think He would have smiled if He passed me in the hall or on the street, I like to think He would have encouraged me, when I was down, or opened the door for me if I needed assistance, or just listened when I needed someone to hear me. I like to think He was frustrated or angry at times, but He didn't allow it to change who He was. I want to be more like that.