Here I Am, Send Me
Isaiah 6:8 (NLT): “Then I heard the Lord asking, ‘Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?’ I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
Have you ever been so inspired by a sermon at church or something you heard on audio that you tell yourself you are going to pray and ask God how He can use you? Then later that night, you wholeheartedly pray, asking God to use you. You might have said, “God, I want to be used by you. Show me what you want me to do, Lord. Send me where you want me to go. In Jesus name, Amen.”
One thing I can promise is that God heard what you said. But humans have different expectations. Some may expect an immediate audible answer from God as soon as they finish praying. They want to hear God say, “Thus saith the Lord, I am God your heavenly father, and I want you to do X, Y, and Z!” Others need some sign from God. They look for white clouds in the sky to write a message that gives them the answer. Maybe they are looking for three earthquakes in a row so they can say it was a message of fate from the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Oh, here is one that is popular. They run to an Apostle, Bishop, Prophet, or Prophetess XYZ to speak a word from God to tell them what to do. The final type of people get up from their knees, brush the dust off, then turn on the TV to watch whatever, and never think about what they prayed about. (Getting a little warm?)
God already knows whether you will do what He asks before He tells you. God is more concerned about your heart, being transformed by the renewing of your mind, and conforming to the image of Christ. (Romans 12:2, Romans 8:29) Whenever you ask God, “Use me…”, there is a process that must take place first. If you wanted homemade bread, you wouldn’t place raw flour, raw eggs, raw yeast, and the rest of the raw ingredients in a pan and place it in an oven. Everyone knows nothing will happen. You have to mix everything first. Then you knead the dough. Then you place the dough in a pan and cover it so that it can rise. When everything is ready, THEN you place it in the oven.
If you are impatient, maybe it’s because God is mixing and kneading you. If you are not hearing an answer and feel frustrated, maybe God has a cover over you and has isolated you from others so you can rise properly. Only HE knows when you are ready for the oven! Have you figured out the world is the oven? Remember, the heat from the oven makes bread. Jesus said Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world. During your time of isolation, YOU need to seek after God. Seek, Pray, and Read His Word (Bible) daily! In other words, GET READY! When you are ready, you will start to see the “subtle” things He wants you to do. Or maybe you will get something as clear as a movie introduction, like MGM, Paramount, or Universal Studios.
God will test you to see if you are ready or see if you were serious when you asked. Months or years later, you will see something, and He will wait for your response. If you do nothing, later the Holy Spirit will remind you that God revealed something to you, but you did nothing. Get Ready, Be Ready, Stay Ready.
Be Blessed!
Ron
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