Tonight was such a fulfilling experience for me. I got to fellowship with a wonderful group of Christians, which is something I've been desperately needing as of late. They played one of my favorite songs, the people around me harmonized with the lyrics (something I've often been the only one doing in worship circles), and the study was so Spirit-led, it was refreshing.
And it just now reminded me of something someone very wise said to me a few years ago. When I expressed my feelings of being so small. In this world of sinners, who am I to think I make any difference? I'm no better than the person next to me. One word that has never, and will never describe me, I thought, is mighty. I'm not physically strong or imposing. I don't have passionate preaching skills. In a circle of nonbelievers, people don't hang on my every word by any means. How am I supposed to be bold if nothing sets me apart?
And he said, "Abby, you're different because no matter what kinds of people you're around, you have the awesome power of the Holy Spirit in you. Jesus has set you apart because you're his daughter, and you have the ability to praise His name anywhere you are. You have the power of the one and only living God inside you. And that makes you pretty darn mighty."
I'm paraphrasing of course. But that has never left me. And sitting among people who have the same burning inside them... it made for a powerful presence.
I want that in my life more.
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