"Jesus chooses unlikely candidates to serve his purpose..."
...during evenings here at JAMI, I am reading Mean Streets a collection of novellas. In "The Warrior" by Jim Butcher, it reads: '...God isn't about making good things happen to you, or bad things happen to you. He's all about making choices - exercising the gift of free will. God wants you to have good things and a good life, but He can't gift wrap them for you. You have to choose the actions that lead you to that life."
...on May 20, 2009 Missionary Cecilia Carvalho gave the devotional message here at JAMI. This is exercepted from her message, 'God Uses Broken Things' ©Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc. 1964,67 :Many people believe that they do not have the talent, training, or ablility to attempt work in the missionary field. When they learn that God is not looking for ability but for weak and broken vessels through which He may pour His power, their attitude changes. They find that it is not so much natural ability and talent that God wants as it is complete submission to his His will. (Not by might, nor by power but by my spirit says the Lord Almighty [Zc. 4:6])
We place high value on natural talents, gifts, training, and ability as requisites for the Lord's service. How differently God looks at things! God is looking for those who, in their weakness and brokenness, know that they themselves can do nothing, and will look to him to do it all through them. He delights to give strength to those who have no might ([Is. 40:29] He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.) Oh, what an encouragement to those of us who want to serve the Lord!
...Isabela Carvalho [daughter of Cecilia] gave the devotional message on Thursday. She speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish and spoke about learning a new language, French. This was aimed at the missionary students here learning English. In her talk she said: "He [the Lord] gives us the capacity to do the unthinkable...". This is so true.
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