Time to Shine

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  David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after him, and struck him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him. Your servant struck both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God. 1 Samuel 17:34 WEB
  
  When David walked out on the battlefield to meet the giant Goliath, it was not his first time fighting something big and scary. God had been preparing David for years while he was tending the sheep in a common, everyday, typical job.
  
  A job that no one else even wanted to do. Out of eight sons, the day that Samuel came, David was the only one tending the sheep. While some of his brothers were soldiers (1Sam. 17:17).
  
  During that job, David learned to kill lions and bears, and now this giant was in front of him. None of that was by accident. God had trained him for this, and now it was his time to shine. David did not start out with a giant. God prepares you for his work ahead of time, sometimes using the most mundane things.
  
  I spent twenty years working on computer networks, building mail servers, web servers and the like and now I use the things that I learned along the way to build an online church. God is efficient and He wastes nothing. He can use what He has placed in your life to further His kingdom in some way.
  
  The common, everyday tasks that you deal with daily prepare you for something bigger. The skills that you develop in the natural can be used by Him. Do your best at what He has given you so that when it is time, you can make it count.
  
  Prayer: Father, I pray that You let me see my life through Your eyes for a change. Show me how I can make a difference and let me experience divine encounters in my life. Teach me, train me, use me Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
  
  Note: Happy Friday! As you probably know, we are highlighting one of our small groups each week to help share the wonderful work our group leaders are doing to build these little communities. The group for the week is "Count Your Blessings": God blesses us each day with the air we breathe, with new opportunities to shine His light to those around us, with time to know Him better, and so much more! This group is a place to take a bit of time each day to thank God for the blessings He has granted us! To find this group, just go to the "Groups" link on the site menu and you will find it on the list. Have a blessed day!