I Am A Tool

I've prayed Lord, let me be your hands and feet. Lord, let your heart be my heart. Take hold of my mind... consume me.

And, where does He place me? At a school (why not? everyone knows God's heart for children) and at one the most pivotal places in a child's life... middle school - that last chance moment in life where its okay to mess up, because after this year every moment will have a lasting impact on where you will go and what your future may hold.   

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I am unashamed of the fact that I am a tool.

My purpose is to be used by God. I would not be called to do something God did not already put a passion in my heart for or at least significantly equip me to do and do extraordinary well.  Why? Because God is in the business of pulling people toward Him (check out the book "Radical" by David Platt) not pushing people away.  He's not going to call you to something and not prepare you...God will NOT play Himself.

Once you wrap your head around that fact that you are a tool... in living out your calling you will begin to realize that you are living out your purpose daily and the satisfaction, self-worth, and intimacy you will feel with Jesus the moment you recognize this will blow your mind. It will be why it is so easy for you to make extreme sacrifices, go many sleepless nights, and walk to work every day with a HUGE smile on your face and joy in your heart, because you are doing the work of GOD!

Now, that is extremely/overwhelmingly exciting to me! No words can describe how that makes me feel, I just want to jump up and down or run around dancing/singing... eek! :)