why i am where i am
i don't like working at the nursing home. everyone knows that. but it's a job and it's fine, so i really shouldn't complain. it's just that so often i feel like i'm missing out on some great calling; like GOD could be using me somewhere else, if HE would just tell me where that else is. i've got to be meant for something bigger than this, you know?
GOD showed me again the other day what that something bigger is. signe was having a very tough morning. everything was wrong, but mostly it was the nursing assistants. 'they don't care that my legs hurt, they just move them and rush through their job and get done and it hurts so badly. they don't care!' and she started to cry.
'should we pray?'
'oh yes, please.'
and so we prayed. i stayed with her a little longer, and as i was about to go she said, 'that's how i can stand this. i know that i have good Christian people caring for me, you and your mom. it's so nice.'
and that is what i'm meant for. i'm meant, not necessarily for any big mission or any specific job, but for ministering to the people around me, wherever i am and whatever i'm doing. i'm part of GOD's plan. what could be bigger than that?
GOD showed me again the other day what that something bigger is. signe was having a very tough morning. everything was wrong, but mostly it was the nursing assistants. 'they don't care that my legs hurt, they just move them and rush through their job and get done and it hurts so badly. they don't care!' and she started to cry.
'should we pray?'
'oh yes, please.'
and so we prayed. i stayed with her a little longer, and as i was about to go she said, 'that's how i can stand this. i know that i have good Christian people caring for me, you and your mom. it's so nice.'
and that is what i'm meant for. i'm meant, not necessarily for any big mission or any specific job, but for ministering to the people around me, wherever i am and whatever i'm doing. i'm part of GOD's plan. what could be bigger than that?
posted by melilotnfosco | 3:51 PM
7 Comments:
exactly. God's plan for your life is for you to bring Him glory in whatever you do.
good job :)
now if only i can remember to think that way
yeah, i need to think that way, too.
i think we spend so much time looking for the big thing that we miss most of the little things.
That's so wonderful! :D And I would agree that you're meant to minister to people around you who need you -- you're often there when I need you, that's for sure! :D Thanks for the encouraging story! :)
hmmm.. I'm finding very similar encouragement these days as well as I've been struggling with the limitations of my life. That's so awesome that God is using you and showing you that He's using you!
This is a beautiful post, Mel. From the stories you tell, I can see how you minister to so many people. But your message, that we minister to the people around wherever we are, really speaks to my heart. Thank you.
I think that God has used in numerous ways and quite frankly, if I were in a nursing home I would want people like you and your mom, too. I'm glad he showed you a glimpse of that:)
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