You "Should" Feel Used

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. St. John 9:4.

I was talking with someone a few days ago and I found myself thinking that there are situations where people don't mind "using" you. Only the using carries a negative connotation because inside we may feel like that person doesn't care for us yet at the same time they don't mind exploiting us for their own benefit or purposes. We'll leave church folks out of this discussion!

After pondering this for a while, God spoke to me and asked me How much of your life have you really given to me? Seriously. We complain about being used because we don't want to feel like we've been taken advantage of or we don't want someone to get us to do something when we don't like them or we think that they don't like us, but in fact only what we do for Christ will last.

This gave me a totally different perspective. As a matter of fact it reminded me of a vision I had when I was seven years old. At that young age, I imagined God having a tool belt and that I was in it. I imagined that He would take me out and use me and that became my life's prayer and purpose. People may believe that they are using, misusing or abusing you, but change your perspective. When you move or remove your will and align with God's will you will change your whole paradigm. We get caught up in the mistaken belief that how someone feels or doesn't feel about us for that matter will affect our ability to enter heaven and avoid hell.

People's attitudes, ill will toward you, hateration, or whatever you want to call it or think about it should never even enter your mind when it comes to doing the will of God. From my new vantage point, it doesn't matter what or how a person says what they say--sometimes we feel that Christianity gives us a license to be rude instead of careful to treat God's people with grace and finesse and just how we want to be treated--that's another blog. From my new vantage point, my goal is to be used up for the rest of my life and to be found doing God's will; to be found being about my Father's business.

Be encouraged today knowing that God is using you. If you think of it that way, you won't mind being used at all. Do what you do the way you do it for Christ for the remainder of your life so that you will have an eternal reward with our heavenly Father.