Small Light
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"What good is it for
someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can
anyone give in exchange for their soul?” ~Mark 8:36-37(NIV)
What good is it? I sometimes think that
if I could only have a bigger platform – I’d be able to do that job. But – at the same time I think, “Oh, I’m not equipped for
that many people. Who am I?” My ego can get in my way at times – especially
when people tell me how much they like my blog or my pictures. Or when I see my
pictures on Pinterest…posted from people that I don’t even know. I certainly
don’t want it to ever become about “me” but sometimes I think it is. Instead of
trying to be bigger or have an ego twice my size…I start to chase the small.
Proverbs 4:27 says not to look to the
left or to the right…stay in your own lane Michelle. Because if I stay in my
own lane – and I remain humble in my daily obedience that is brought to Him
with a heart for God - then He will continue to use me. Beth Moore says, “God
looks straight at your heart and says, ‘You’ve got what it takes.’” I have what
it takes for my smallness. He knows what I can handle and what I can’t.
Right now, I have what it takes for my
small. I bring my smallness to Him and He uses it as He sees fit.
Christine Caine said: “If the light that
is within you isn’t brighter than the light that is upon you, the light that is
upon you will kill you. The gift that is in you will destroy you unless you
have a faith that can sustain you.”
I want a faith that can sustain me. I
don’t want my gift to destroy me. I want to use my gift
for His glory. After all, He is the giver of gifts.
Jesus performed a lot of miracles…and He
would often tell those people to not tell anyone. He did the work and went to another town.
Some of us aren’t made for bigger
platforms. But I believe if we come to Him with a willing heart – He will use
our small and multiply it for His good.
Today, chase the small. Chase Him hard
with a willing heart and let Him fill you – a vessel – so that you can shine
your smallness onto those around you. Be a light.
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