God Can Use You

Have you ever thought God can use you? You are just a young person in the United States of the world, but he can still use you! He has the hairs of your head numbered (Matthew 10:30). He knows all about you, and He loves you!

Look at the last four commandments of the ten Commandments in the Bible:

Thou shalt not kill.                                                                                           

Thou shalt not commit adultery.                                                                     

Thou shalt not steal.                                                                               

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.    

When you honor these or any of the other commandments, God is using you. Others are watching what you do, especially if you have told God you believe in him. No kidding, non-believers are watching what you do and are ready to criticize you. Or, if they are thinking about becoming a believer, they want to know how believers act on a daily basis.

Some events in my life where God has used others are as described here:

                I asked God after I had dated a few men when I was single (dating didn’t turn out to be much fun), to send a gentleman to me if there was someone who would want to have me in their life.

                God used my son to golf with Melissa who needed a room for 2 months and put him in my back yard when she said that. He pointed to my house.

                 God used Melissa after she stayed with me for 2 months. She got married and invited me.

                God used Art and Sue Blackman who lived next door to Bryce Hastings in St. Louis. They invited Bryce to their son’s wedding at the Lincoln Country Club.

                God used Lincoln Blackman because he married Melissa.

                I asked God to help me invite my guests to my 80th birthday party. 

You never know when you are going to be used by God. Everyone who came to the party had such an enjoyable time and saw so many friends they hadn’t seen in a long time. God added several people to my mind to invite. That is just what I wanted when I prayed to Him for help making the guest list. I wanted it to be fun for everyone.

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for listening to my requests and responding in ways that were much better than I imagined when I asked. Bryce has been a wonderful blessing for me the last 30 years of my life and we celebrated 24 years of marriage. Thank you Lord for bringing him from St. Louis to Lincoln. Help all my children and grandchildren be used by you in some way. Let them know when their prayers are being answered. Amen.

Sandra Hilsabeck