My Turn To Ask…

In Mark 10:51, Jesus asked “what do you want me to do for you?”

I am to pattern my life after Christ (Ephesians 5:1) so perhaps it’s my turn to now ask God, “what do you want me to do for You?”

Knowing I should ask that question doesn’t make it easier, especially as my mind conjures up so many hard possibilities…

·      What if God asks me to forgive someone that never apologized about what they did to me?

·      What if God asks me to love on someone that seems unlovable?

·      What if God asks me to do something that doesn’t seem like it’s that important or something that anybody could do?

·      What if God asks me to do something I don’t think I can do?  Or something I’ve never been good at?

This makes me wonder if it takes more courage or more trust to ask God what He wants me to do.  Perhaps trusting God gives me more courage.  Perhaps knowing that God knows me better than anyone and that He will equip me to do what He calls me to do should give me more courage and trust.

I also like how Deuteronomy 31:6 links courage and realizing that God is with us and will never or forsake us.

Beyond courage and trust, what if my sense of anticipation and adventure about how God could use me to grow His Kingdom if I truly sold out to Him was greater than my fear of what He might ask me to do?

What if my gratitude for Christ’s ultimate sacrifice of His own life drove me to surrender my life for Him?

Have you asked God what you can do for Him recently?

If you haven’t and you’re ready to, may I suggest just keeping that question in your heart as you read the Bible.  Then, as you read, meditate on what you’re reading and simply ask God if there is anything in the passage for you to start doing, stop doing, or continue doing.

That may not seem like a big deal or a big accomplishment, but humbling yourself before God and having the courage to trust that all things – including the things God asks each of us to do whether they seem big or small – work together for good for those who love the Lord (Romans 8:28) is a powerful place to be.