THERE WAS A TIME when I was made to feel as though I had no voice. There was a time when I was made to feel as though I didn't have what it took. There was a time when I wasn't trusted by the ones who wielded power and authority. There was a time when my loyalty was taken for granted. There was a time when I had to stand in the shadows of other people. There was a time when I wasn't given an opportunity to preach or to teach - I just had to sit on the sidelines - so I watched and took notes.
BUT THERE COMES A TIME when God chooses to do for you what no resume or a letter of recommendation can do. There comes a time when God chooses to elevate you. There comes a time when God gives you favor with others. There comes a time when God validates you before the right people. There comes a time when God takes your illegible notes and uses them as key to open the door to a destiny you didn't know awaited you. There comes a time when God takes your scraps and He feeds the masses - whether it be 3 people or 3,000 people.
There comes a time when you realize that being overlooked by people is a prerequisite for being chosen by God. I thank God for THE MINISTRY OF DETOURS.
I had the wonderful pleasure of preaching at Hope this weekend on the main stage. I thank God for the opportunity to minister to nearly 6,000 people over four services.
I thank God for Rufus Smith and Eli Morris @revetm3 for trusting me with the ministry God has given them.
I am very grateful. I pray that I am always be grateful.
I thank God for your crumbs. I know that place you describe. Although I wish I could take it away from you because of the pain it caused...I see the magnitude of how God uses every bit of it to draw men onto him. It reminds me that I must keep sharing those things I may want to hide from too. Lord rid me of my shame, so that I my crumbs may also be used by you to feed your people. I love your heart my dear friend. It is a delight everytime I get to see a glimpse of it.
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