To God Be the Glory

I was driving home from an appointment yesterday, listening to Christian radio when a statement by the speaker hit me right between the eyes.

“You are never too small for the Lord to use, but you could be too big for the Lord to use.” Wow! I’d never thought of that, had you?

It makes sense according to biblical principles. The Lord can only use us when we are surrendered to Him and dependent upon Him. It’s easy for us to become independent and self-sufficient as we become more successful, feeling more self-confident and less reliant upon the Lord. We stop seeking His direction and His help throughout our day because we no longer feel that we need it. We’ve got it under control! No need to ask for help.

One of the reasons I love to go on short term mission trips is that it’s always a time of total dependence upon the Lord, and, thus, a time of watching Him work in amazing ways. These are times when I’m out of my comfort zone. There’s no self-confidence, but total reliance on Him to lead us and work through us to accomplish His will. It’s awesome to behold, and builds my faith like nothing else.

God wants us to live our lives, day by day, hour by hour, relying totally on Him. No matter where we are or what we are doing, to surrender our lives everyday to Him. So let’s be careful as we reach a level of success, to continue to depend upon God as our source and to give Him all the glory for any success that comes our way.

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Galatians 6:14)

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31)

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” (Colossians 3:17)