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11 God doesn’t need me One spring break, a church in Portland approached my feel better. And of course, my dad fowed smoothly in dad and asked if there was any way he could send me on the strength of God in an area of politics where he was their mission’s trip with them to Mexico to help trans- normally weak. late. But we had already planned a trip that same month I came home with my tail between my legs, feeling dis- for scouting out some events we had planned. Our trip ciplined by God for having pushed to go on that trip. was a pastoral meeting in each city, inviting them to the upcoming children’s ministry seminars we would be The following week, the team’s trip was up, and off I having that summer. went with a whole group of people I didn’t know very well (or at all) to serve them in their ministry. You I was certain that my dad could not handle the pastoral guessed it, the trip went fabulously, I made some great meeting’s trip without my help, because I had a gift for new friends, and I could feel God’s presence with me, seeing all things political and schmoozing the pastors. anointing me for each little thing. I honestly had one of You see, my dad hasn’t ever really cared in the least the best trips of my life with this group. about all the church politics. When I got home I felt that through God’s discipline, But alas, the ministry could only afford to send me on He had a very important lesson for me. God is in control one trip. I wanted the pastoral meetings trip, and dad of my life, and He sends me where and when He choos- thought he should send me with the church to help them. es. I am not the Savior of the world, HE is. God actually I stood my ground, choosing the political trip, and basi- doesn’t need me at all. It was no trouble at all for God cally forced my dad to send me to both if he wanted me to bless my dad and make him strong in weakness. And to go on the other trip. it was also no trouble at all for God to just take me out In the end, my dad bought me both plane tickets. of commission with a virus. The pastoral trip was frst, we made it to the frst meet- I humbled myself and took the rebuke. God would like ing great, and I watched in awe as my dad smoothly to use me, but He certainly doesn’t NEED me. He is the made the presentations and handled the politics with God of the universe. Just read the book of Job. ease. Then on day 2, I caught the worst fu virus I think I have ever had in my entire life. For the rest of the trip, God would like to use not only was I of no help, but I was sheer deadweight! For the rest of the trip, my dad had to take care of me, me, but He certainly fnd medicine for me, and basically I slowed us down during the whole trip. doesn’t NEED me. He is Miraculously, this fu lasted the whole length of the trip, the God of the universe. and in the airport on the way home I fnally started to 26