Midgett Adventures~ #3 Purpose

January 17, 2010

As I sit in my rack right now, trying to get some sleep before Mids tonight I have been thinking about how my life lately seems to consist of eating, sleeping, and doing a whole lot of DISHES! It does not seem like much to me, but it does take up every moment I have right now. What gives me hope amidst piles of dirty dishes though, is that God is using the dirty dishes, the long days, the late nights, the homesick & lonely moments, and the weariness I feel to make me more like Christ. He is always at work and is using this time to mold and shape my character. Yes, at times I feel that the width of my life is very small---all I do is dishes---but perhaps it is because God is focusing on the depth of my life.

Another thing though that I must not forget is that I am a servant of Christ, and He has called me to be His light here on the Midgett. He is the one who has placed me in the Scullery doing dishes and it is for His glory and my joy. Just like He placed Joseph in Egypt after his brothers sold Him into slavery, and placed him as a slave in Potipher’s house---so God has placed me here on the Midgett. It is not an accident or mistake, but purposed by the Lord before time began. So I shall work with purpose for He has purpose. I may not see the big picture right now, but I know that He does all things for good to those who love Him.