You Might Be Plain In the World's Eyes

       "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him. With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight out battles. And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the kind of Judah said."- 2 Chronicles 32:7-8


         "When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. But since they could see the man who has been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say."- Acts 4:13


          I was going to write until tomorrow night because I think it will be of a weekend thing this year because so far it has been. Sorry about that but I had to write this out because God is teaching me something again and through a friend that He has taught me things through a million of times before. It isn't the first time.
         The first verse I have on here is a verse that I got from my Bible study "Breaking Free" this week and it hit me hard so I wrote it down in my study book. I read that verse Tuesday. The second verse on here is a verse that my friend put on their wall today. I read it before I got back home from work. I did not have the two verses beside me at the same time. When I read the second one the first one came back to my mind. Strange how God does that, huh?
         I don't know what God is trying to teach me or in which part of my life. Maybe it is all of my life? It could be used in all of it but from the friend the second one come from, I could see it working in that friendship a little bit more for the both of us. It is strange how both of the verses are talking about courage and how when we leave it out in God and have courage because of Him He can make things happen, great things. I mean God won a battle in the first verse and in the second verse He healed a lame man. Yet no one could say anything in both verses because they were all astonished about what happened.
         Hezerkiah's army and Peter and John were plain people but yet God worked through every one of them. So why can't we believe God could work through us to change the world? We don't have to have Master's degrees or have an office job. Yes, some of those things would be nice once in awhile but we don't have to have them. God can use us just the way we are. When people see us do things that they did not know we could do that is when they see God the most in us because we have the courage to at least try and trust that God will use it for the better.
         We can started something but God will usually finished it for good. We might think we start and finish things at times but the truth is God is never really done until we are with Him in Heaven. We just need to be happy where God has put us for now and yes, I'm talking to myself too when I'm writing this. I'm making a huge difference when I think about the kind of children I have come in touch with over the past 2 years. Now to think, where would they me without me (God) and where would I be without them? They are such good reminders of God and His Love for us. So truthful! Sometimes a little too truthful but you still love them.

Challenge: You might not think God is using you right now but He is in ways you wouldn't even think about. Look at the little and big things. All things matter to God.

YOU MIGHT BE PLAIN IN THE WORLD'S EYES BUT IN GOD'S EYES YOU ARE STRONG AND/OR BEAUTIFUL! HE CAN USE YOU NO MATTER WHAT!