Does God Really Want to Use You?
What if I were to tell you that God doesn’t want to use you?
What if I were to say that many in the Church only want to be used by God for His glory, but God doesn’t want to use anybody for His glory?
Now before you stop reading and click back to Facebook, hear me out on this… Please and thank you.
I’m not saying that God will not use you. I’m not saying that the Lord does not receive glory from your life. I’m not even saying that it’s bad to desire these things.
What I am saying is that God is more interested in being with you then just simply using you.
What I am saying is that the Lord is not more concerned about getting glory from your production in life as much as He is desiring to love you and be in a relationship with you.
What I am saying is that God is actually most glorified when you receive and give His love in the unique ways only you can.
What I am saying is that God does not just want to use, He wants to be with us, He wants to empower us to greater things, He wants to show us that glorifying Him is not about productivity but rather it is about living life for Him, through Him, and most importantly, with Him.
Let me put it this way: a good parent does not use their children or take advantage of them. A good parent does not put up with their child to gain benefits from their lives. A good parent does not vicariously live through the trophies and achievements of their children.
Rather, a good parent is one who is with their child in the best and worst of times. A good parent is one who sacrifices to show value and worth. A good parent disciplines their child not out of anger, but from loving relationship. A good parent explains big and small details to their child so that they can make wise decisions. A good parent gives their child choices and loves them whether they mess up or succeed.
A good parent is not a dictator.
A good parent does not abuse their child.
A good parent does not manipulate.
A good parent does not exploit their children.
No. A good parent leaves an inheritance for their children’s children (Proverbs 13:22).
In other words, the story of Scripture and history is one of a Father who creates children in His image. Those children choose another parent and rescind the offer of this Father’s inheritance. Yet, the Father created them not out of necessity but out of the desire for loving relationship. So, the Father sends His Son into the world to make a new offer for these children to come home. The Son lays down His life that these children might receive an inheritance that has been paid for in full. The Son even tells these children that they would do greater things then He did, and that they would do this through the Spirit of the Son. The Spirit comes forth with adoption, redemption, and wholeness. The Spirit comes forth with this new offer to be in complete connection with the Father and the Son. The Spirit comes forth to dwell in the hearts of the children as the inheritance to which they now have access.
Did you see it? God gives an inheritance of Himself for you to give to those around you (Mt. 28:16-20). God gives an inheritance of Himself for you do greater things then what He (Jesus) did in the flesh (Jn. 14:12). God gives an inheritance of Himself for you to know you are children, heirs, and co-heirs with the Son (Gal. 3:26-4:8).
Why?
Because God wants to be with you.
Yes, He will empower you to great things—that is His promise. But where do you think the power to do great things comes from? It comes from being with Him.
Yes, God is worthy of all glory and we should give Him all glory with our lives. But guess what? He does not need our worship. He is not some Greek myth in need of our love or fear to survive. The Lord Almighty is self-sufficient and was doing just fine when He made humanity. So, what do we learn from this? That in our being with Him, He is glorified. This is because in our being with Him, we live in full connection with Love Himself, who empowers us to an abundant and eternal life in which declare worship through our actions and words.
The Father, the Son, and the Spirit do not want to simply you use you and throw you away. The cross of Jesus proves you’re worth far more than just being taken advantage of by a bad parent. No, the blood of Jesus reveals that you are more valuable than you may ever know because the One who created everything gave up everything so that you would be with Him forever.
And His blood purchases us at such a cost that the value and power of this blood empower us to the greatest element in all of creation: love. It just may be that when shift our heart and mind to pursue being with God rather than being used by God that we will find that for which, or rather, for Whom, we were made.
So, if you’re still with me, I’ll say it again:
What if God does not want to simply use you?
What if God does not want to take advantage of you for His glory?
What if I were to tell you that God is a Good Father; a Perfect Parent who desires to be with you in all things?
Well, I just told you. So now I guess the question is: what are you going to do about?
