“Xvxn though this typxwritxr is an old modxl, it works vxry wxll, xxcxpt for only onx kxy. You'd think that with all the othxr kxys working, onx kxy would hardly bx noticxd. But just onx kxy out of which sxxms to ruin thx wholx xffort. Havx you xvxr said to yoursxlf, “I'm only onx pxrson. No onx will noticx if I don't do my bxst.” But it doxs makx a diffxrxncx, bxcausx to bx xffxctive, a family, an organization or a businxss nxxds complxtx participation by xvxryone to the bxst of his or hxr ability. So if You'rx having onx of thosx days whxn you think you just arxn't vxry important and you'rx txmptxd to slack off, rxmxmbxr this old typxwritxr. You arx a kxy pxrson, and whxn you don't do your bxst, nothing xlsx around you works out thx way it's supposxd to.”*
Isn’t it amazing how quickly the human brain can fill in the correct letter when you begin to read the text above? We truly are “..fearfully and wonderfully made…” (Psalm 139:14). But that’s not the purpose of this article. The paragraph above makes the point that every single part of a whole is important. This is also true in the work of God. There are no insignificant parts. Esther may have felt small and insignificant but she wasn't (Esther 4:10-14). Gideon felt unqualified for the task God asked of him but God used him anyway (Judges 6:14-16). The woman Jesus met at a well had checkered past but became an effective missionary (John 4:39-42). A lad with a small lunchbox helped feed a multitude (John 6:9-13). Jael helped turn the tide of a war with a tent peg and a hammer (Judges 4:17-24)
Who’s to say that God can’t use you or me? We may feel insignificant and useless for the purposes of God. But He has shown countless times that usefulness isn’t determined by what we bring to the table. It’s determined by our willingness to be used by Him.
God loves you!
Mike
*from “Communicating at Work” by Ronald Adler