Always Be Available To Do Gods Will

“The greatest ability is availability.”

Many people have talent. Many people have knowledge. Many people have good intentions. Yet some of the greatest opportunities to make a difference are missed simply because no one was available.

Think about the people who have impacted your life. Chances are, what you remember most is not their brilliance or their accomplishments. You remember that they were there when you needed them. They listened. They encouraged. They helped. They made themselves available.

Throughout Scripture, God often used people who were willing more than people who were qualified. When Isaiah heard the Lord ask, “Whom shall I send?” he answered, “Here am I; send me” (Isaiah 6:8). He made himself available, and God used him in a mighty way.

Being available means keeping your eyes open for opportunities to serve. It means taking time to encourage a discouraged friend, lend a helping hand to a neighbor, or simply listen when someone needs to talk. It means making room in your schedule for God’s purpose rather than filling every moment with your own plans.

The truth is that you don’t have to have all the answers to help someone. You don’t have to be rich, famous, or powerful. You simply need to be available.

Today, ask yourself: “Who might need me? Where can I serve? How can I be a blessing?” Then make yourself available. You may discover that the small act of kindness you offer becomes the answer to someone’s prayer.

Thought for the Day:
God often works through those who are willing to say, “I’m here, Lord. Use me.”

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, help me to be available for Your service today. Open my eyes to the needs around me and give me a willing heart to help others. Use my life to encourage, strengthen, and bless those I meet. Amen.

Start Your Day Off Right Series 6/5

Here is some food for your Daily Bread!

6/5—Start Your Day Off Right Series 

Quote:

Stories:

Potatoes may be likened to people.   Now, surely you’re wondering, how can that be?

   Well when potatoes are harvested, they have to be spread out to sort them into sizes.    This ensures maximum market dollar since larger “spuds” command a higher price.

The potato farmers in Idaho all use this method to bag their product.  Spread them out, sort them and finally “bag em”.

   

All that is but one. He never appeared to sort his potatoes like everybody else did.   But he always turned a good price by having bags with large “spuds”.

One of his neighbors finally asked his secret.

   He said, “It’s simple. I just load up the wagon with potatoes and take the roughest road to town. During the trip, the little potatoes always fall to the bottom. The medium potatoes land in the middle, while the big potatoes rise to the top.” 

People are like that too.   Rough times sorts out the best and the worst of people.

April 1, 1999

Watchtower, life story of Pascal Stisi.

Scripture:

Psalms 103:1-5

A PSALM OF DAVID.

Bless the LORD, O my soul:

and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,

and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;

who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;

who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things

so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Humor:

“Clara: My pastor is so good he can preach on any subject for an hour.

Sarah: That’s nothing! My pastor can talk for an hour without a subject.”

Can You Spare A Minute Or So 6/5?

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If you can’t find five minutes, can you spare one or two?

6/5–Can You Spare A Minute?

A Chinese boy who wanted to learn about jade went to study with a talented old teacher. This gentle man put a piece of the precious stone into his hand and told him to hold it tight. 

Then he began to talk of philosophy, men, women, the sun and almost everything under it. After an hour he took back the stone and sent the boy home. 

The procedure was repeated for several weeks. The boy became frustrated. When would he be told about the jade? He was too polite, however, to question the wisdom of his venerable teacher. Then one day, when the old man put a stone into his hands, the boy cried out instinctively, ‘That’s not jade!’”  

#A-Y-T-Shorts

We Ought To Be Easy To Deal With

Have you ever noticed how some people seem to make every situation more difficult, while others have a way of making life a little easier for everyone around them? The difference often isn’t talent, intelligence, or position. It’s attitude.

Being easy to deal with is an underrated quality. It doesn’t mean being weak, letting people walk over you, or never standing up for what is right. It means approaching life with kindness, patience, understanding, and a cooperative spirit.

Proverbs 15:1 reminds us, “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” People are naturally drawn to those who bring peace instead of conflict, solutions instead of problems, and encouragement instead of criticism.

Think about your workplace, your church, your family, or your circle of friends. Who do people enjoy being around? Usually, it’s the person who listens well, treats others with respect, remains teachable, and doesn’t insist on having their own way all the time.

Jesus Himself demonstrated this spirit. Though He possessed all authority, He was approachable, compassionate, and patient with people. He met them where they were and helped them become what they could be.

Today, make it your goal to be someone others enjoy working with, serving with, and spending time with. Choose understanding over arguments. Choose grace over harshness. Choose cooperation over stubbornness.

Life is difficult enough without us making it harder on one another. A pleasant spirit can open doors that force never will.

Today’s Challenge

Ask yourself: “Do I make life easier or harder for the people around me?” Look for one opportunity today to be patient, helpful, and understanding, especially when it would be easier to be frustrated.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to reflect Your kindness in my dealings with others. Give me a gentle spirit, a patient heart, and a willingness to work well with those around me. Let me be a source of encouragement and peace wherever I go. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Remember: Being easy to deal with doesn’t make you less effective—it often makes you more influential. People may forget what you said, but they rarely forget how you made them feel.

Start Your Day Off Right Series 6/4

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Here is some food for your Daily Bread!

6/4–Start Your Day Off Right Series

Quote:

Stories:

Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps

 Of course, Rogers had everybody laughing, even patients in really bad condition; but then he suddenly left the platform and went to the rest room. Milton Berry followed him to give him a towel; and when he opened the door, he saw Will Rogers leaning against the wall, sobbing like a child. He closed the door, and in a few minutes, Rogers appeared back on the platform, as jovial as before. 

If you want to learn what a person is really like, ask three questions: What makes him laugh? What makes him angry? What makes him weep? 

These are fairly good tests of character that are especially appropriate for Christian leaders. I hear people saying, “We need angry leaders today!” or “The time has come to practice militant Christianity!” Perhaps, but “the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (James 1:20). 

What we need today is not anger but anguish, the kind of anguish that Moses displayed when he broke the two tablets of the law and then climbed the mountain to intercede for his people, or that Jesus displayed when He cleansed the temple and then wept over the city. The difference between anger and anguish is a broken heart. It’s easy to get angry, especially at somebody else’s sins; but it’s not easy to look at sin, our own included, and weep over it. 

Warren W. Wiersbe, The Integrity Crisis, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991, pp. 75-76.

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Scripture:

Proverbs 24:6-10

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war:

and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Wisdom is too high for a fool:

he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

He that deviseth to do evil

shall be called a mischievous person.

The thought of foolishness is sin:

and the scorner is an abomination to men.

If thou faint in the day of adversity,

thy strength is small.

Humor:

Why did God create man before woman?

Because He didn’t want any advice on how to do it.