There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work (1 Corinthians 12:4-6).
If we allow other people to tell us what we are and are not qualified to do, we will limit what God wants to do through us.
Why? Because ...
Those God calls, He qualifies!
If we are going to forge new paths, unleash new ideas and create new pipelines, then we must trust God to qualify us for the purpose to which He has called us. Today, don’t limit yourself by your ability; ask God to give you His!
This devotional spoke volumes to me this morning. Ellie's passing has been heavy on my heart. When I think of Ellie I think of a woman who allowed God to use her exactly where He wanted her. It never had a thing to do with her own ambition but truly came from a servant heart that longed to fulfill God's purpose in serving others. What a testimony.Being at the Optum conference this week, mourning Ellie, and allowing people who don't deserve space in my head to occupy valuable space has ignited a renewed fire and passion for what I know God has laid on my heart. There are two God given people in my life right now that are His conduit for that passion.Palliative care and pediatric patients effected by chronic complex conditions are those two passions and desires in my heart. I know that God has put the three of us together not by chance but for a purpose. (I actually think there are many purposes and I can't tell you how much I value these two blessings in my life both professionally and personally. I thank God for that everyday. I hope they know how much I'm humbled by them for having an open heart and allowing Him to use them in my life.)Here are two things I know. Pediatrics and palliative care will be on my trajectory again. It will look different and take me to places outside of this beautiful state but it will happen and I know that through His purpose it will develop into a national center of excellence to make sure that every child and palliative care patient gets the services necessary to make their trajectory the best it can be. This won't happen because of anything we do, but because God will allow it to happen and we will be willing servants to humbly have His work to happen through us. It will happen not to prove a point, but because there are precious children and families who are not being served otherwise.The same is true for palliative care. I wholeheartedly believe that palliative care is the gateway (the flood gate) to raising awareness and a comfort level for hospice care. I saw it with what I was blessed to do with my previous job. When we rolled out palliative care the amount of patients and families we served literally quadrupled. Literally quadrupled...God lit that path with beams of light...He was ALL OVER that and through His guidance and grace we served so many families and patients even when personally I was falling completely apart.That is the other piece of this that I know so well. The devil works hard. He works hard to kill, steal, and destroy. He works hard to have us focus on anything other than God's purpose and plan.Today this devotional provided me a new piece of wood for that fire. The Lord used it to speak that last sentence to my heart...deep to the core...Today, don't limit yourself by your ability; ask God to give you His!We are called according to His purpose....and therefore all things (all things...good, bad, all dem) work together for GOOD! What we have before us is His...it is to have a servant heart...it is to use His strength and accomplish amazing things for HIS GLORY and nothing less!#renewedpassionandpurpose #godgivenstrength #toHimbetheglory
