Say "Yes" and Get to Work

Here is something that really touched me. It has echoed a sentiment that I have since I accepted the call of God on my life. Sometimes you get asked to do something you feel your are not ready to do or would rather not do. Knowing who called you or that it is part of the representation of Christ you just trust Him and jump in head first knowing He has a purpose and He will be glorified in our obedience. This is from a blog called "Raw Christianity." Here is the portion of the post that ministered to me.

"As for me, I’ve never helped lead a funeral in any way (and wasn’t planning to for a while). Much less one for the seven-year-old handicapped daughter of a single mother I just heard about in a village in Africa with a hundred village people I’ve never met, with three hours to think about it. But none of that matters. I would’ve preferred that someone else preach — someone closer to the family, someone who’s experienced African funerals, someone who knows the culture, someone who knows the people in the village, someone who speaks Lugandan — someone besides an adopting father visiting from America. But life and ministry is not about preference and comfort. Sometimes it’s not even about preparation. It’s about call and obedience. So what do you do? You say “Yes,” you pray, and then you stand and deliver."

You can find the whole post here. http://rawchristianity.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/gospel-and-shovel-a-village-funeral/
Be Blessed and Be a Blessing!
Mike