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Very loudly in my spirit I heard, “You let others use you, why don’t you let me use you?” It literally woke me out of my sleep. The truth of that statement hit me very hard. Lord knows I have suffered greatly by allowing others to take advantage of me by believing their word and always coming up with the short end of the stick. He’s telling me to take Him at His Word and see where I come up. His Word says that I will not end up with the short end of the stick.
If I let God use me, constantly seeking Him in all things and staying totally within His Will, the Word tells me that the desires of my heart will be given unto me. Matthew 6:33 tells me to “seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” I need to align myself with His Word, and with His Will.
Matthew 7:6 tells us “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” God gave me the gift of giving; it is in my nature to give to others. All through my life there have been instances where I have wasted my gift on those who did not deserve to benefit from it. Over the course of life, there has been evidence of so many times I have allowed myself to trust the wrong person and have paid dearly for that mistake. I need to stop putting so much trust in man and putting that trust in the One who will never let me down—God.
God is pleading with me to let Him have me; mind, body, and soul. He wants me to fulfill His purpose. It has been revealed to me that God wants me to use my gift of writing to further His Kingdom. He wants to use me—Denise Rochelle Black to be His instrument. Sometimes, I can’t believe that He wants to use me, this chubby girl from Indianapolis. I know that in order to be of any use to Him, I need to be an example to others by being totally in step with him. As it says in Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” I can’t talk the talk unless I totally walk the walk. I know that I have come a long way from where I was, but I am far from where I need to be. Daily I am taking off more of the old man and putting on more of the new.
Lord, I am ready to accept the calling you have on my life and to let You have Your way. I realize that I need to totally surrender to You. My life is no longer my own. It and everything I have all belongs to You. Please, Lord, order my steps and never take Your hands off me. I love you, most gracious merciful, Father. Thank you for having faith in me to be Your instrument for garnering souls unto Your Kingdom. I live to be pleasing to Your sight and let my light lead souls out of the darkness. Use me, Lord. Let Your Will be done. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
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