What I'm a Part of

From my point of view I've never thought of myself as very significant. I'm not especially gifted. There isn't one single thing in my life that I can say I'm really, really good at. My life verse could very easily be, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord" (1 Corinthians 1:31). I sometimes wonder if the reason God saved me was to have someone to showcase as living proof of His choosing the foolish things of this world. This isn't false humility. This isn't even humility. This is just the way it is.

Having said that, I do know that I do have a part to play however small and that is because, "He is the source of my life in Christ Jesus, whom God made my wisdom and my righteousness and sanctification and redemption" (1 Corinthians 1:30). Therefore, I am a part of something BIG.

Take this week for example. In a very real sense I took the Gospel to Mexico. I took the Gospel to Uganda. I helped to build up the work of God in Taiwan. WOW. Hmmm. Let me think some more. Maybe the hospitality I extended to a hurting couple, the clean clothes and meals for the senior pastor (along with more than a few displays of affection), the babysitting, the homeschooling, the prayers offered, the conversations I shared, were more than tiny pieces to a puzzle. They were God-ordained opportunities to contribute to His Kingdom expansion. I will not know until Heaven what each of those meant in the big scheme of things. But Tim's message today was an encouragement to my timid heart that I am a part of something HUGE and no matter how little my part is, or if I'm laid aside in prison like Paul I can rejoice for Christ is proclaimed.

So, this week, with all the seemingly insignificant parts I play I am going to be glad that God saw fit to save the likes of me. He desires to use me for His Kingdom purposes. There's nothing insignificant in that.