Using the One God Brings

If I were an employer, planning a women’s event, I would naturally want to hire those who have training and experience in the various areas of need.  I would choose someone who came highly recommended.  In the world, that would be the wise plan of action.  It’s just common sense to use those best qualified for the job!

However, as we plan a retreat or women’s event, God always reminds us that His ways are not our ways.  His ways are often the opposite of the ways of the world.  We don’t get to hire those most suited and gifted for each particular job.  We primarily rely on volunteers to fill positions and do the work.  And while churches may be fortunate to have talented and experienced people within their membership, the truth is that those people whom we might choose in the flesh are not always those who volunteer.  We may initially be disappointed or tempted to look elsewhere for help.  But God often chooses the one who is willing and available to be used by God, rather than the one most qualified (by worldly standards) for the job.  “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; (I Cor. 1:27).  He uses the ordinary to accomplish the extraordinary!

Of course we want to use people as much as possible with regard to the gifts God has given them.  But often, opportunities to serve are the vehicle God uses to reveals His gifting.