God is good. I’m amazed at how good He is to me.

My friend, Joy, left me a Facebook message the other day that I had to listen to this song called “Amazed”. I listened to it right away, and I’ve been listening to it ever since. It’s really beautiful. It strikes my heart and calls me to worship.

That’s all I was going to blog about, until I searched for a youtube video of the song so you guys could listen to it. The video that went with this song was pretty interesting. It struck a chord with me, because it went along with what I’ve been thinking about today. I’ve been asking God to show me what He wants me to do…practically speaking. When he prompts my heart to do something for Him, I want to be ready and able to hear Him. I think He’s shown me what He wants me to do. He’s put a certain person on my heart that I think He just wants me to focus on being their friend. Encouraging them. Loving them. Showing them how He loves them. As of right now, I don’t know exactly how He wants me to go about doing that, but I’m committed to finding out.

I encourage you guys to do the same thing. What better time than this new year to take the time to ask Him what He wants you to do. We often think of it as some big thing. A call to the ministry as a pastor or missionary. A position in the church or some other big thing. Sometimes, though, I think He is pleased when we focus our attention on one of His individual children. Do you know someone who needs to really be shown God’s love? Maybe that’s what you’re supposed to be doing. Maybe He would just have you to be aware of the needs around you. There are a lot of lonely people who just need someone to spend some time with them. There are a lot of needy people who just need a helping hand.

I’m amazed at how He loves us. I’m amazed at how He is willing to use us…in all of our feeble frailty…to accomplish his purposes. Let Him use you to show someone His love. I’m often on the phone with Amy when she drops her six year old son off at his elementary school. She tells him goodbye and instructs him to “show and tell” meaning to show and tell others of God’s love. Can you imagine how awesome 2008 would be if we all committed to a year of Show and Tell?

2008…I think it’s going to be amazing. It’s already started off well for me.