The Lord has been testing my faith a lot in the past year. So many times I feel like I have failed him. I look back on the last year and see so much pain and troubles caused by non other than myself. How could God teach me anything… the untouchable? Yet time and time again the Lord is patient with me and gives me a second, third, tenth and Hundreth Chance.

Today I had an encounter with a co-worker. I have made a lot of friends at my current job but am really careful to whom I trust and to whom I talk to about things in my life. Sure I’ll listen to everyone else but share my struggles…no way! Today my coworker revealed some struggles that she was going through and asked some of my advice. I was able to share some things I was going through and some previous things I have dealt with. I was shocked to hear that this chick was so surprised at what I was telling her. She continued to tell me that she thought I had it all together and that she had always been jealous of me. Me? Are you sure? Even though I had not talked to her about all the minor details of my life I was pretty sure it was very obvious what a hot mess I was?

 

She shared some things she was doing and some strange conviction she had and wasn’t sure why? I’ll tell you why she felt conviction… Because the Lord loves her! The Lord loves her enough to try and get her attention. After having a speaking with her for about 5 hours! She told me a secret that she never told anyone before. She told me that she secretly wanted to have a relationship with God and wasn’t sure how to go about it! How excited was I to see that through some of my struggles she was able to see the Lords hand and want to the same thing that I was blessed with in my life, a relationship with Christ!!!

 

The Lord really opened my eyes to two things today. One, what a Blessing it is to be a child of the Lord. He was able to show me how far I have come and that I did not go through pain and suffering in Vain. The Lord had a greater purpose through everything I was going through. Here in the mist of my confusion and trials. I was thinking the Lord had forgotten about me… truth be told… The Lord had remembered me by allowing all of this. His purpose is ALWAYS greater than ours.

 

Second, you see, the Lord saw this co-worker before I even met her. He saw the things she was going to go through and he saw what I was going through. The Lord used me because of this rough year. I want to encourage all my brothers and sisters in Christ to open up. Truly open up to what and where the Lord has taken you through. You never know where the person next to you is at or How God could use your story in that persons life. The Lord encourages us so that we might share what he is doing in our life with others. This is our mission brothers and sisters. The Lord uses all his children to draw others closer to him. Allow yourself to be an instrument of your King. Share your hope, share your passions, Share your encouragement, Share your testimony, and Share your Faith.