Leverage Your Life
By Josh Barrick
If you are reading this post, that means you're still alive and breathing. God is not done using you on this earth. He has a purpose for you that is far greater than yourself. He wants to use you in ways you never dreamed possible for His glory. God has people for you to reach with the gospel and the love of Jesus that no one else can touch.
You are uniquely gifted. Your talents, passions, hobbies, trials, failures, pain- everything that makes up your life- can be leveraged to point people to Jesus. God doesn't waste anything that you have gone through in life. He has handcrafted and prepared you for a time such as this to make a difference in your generation.
What if we told you that YOU were meant to have a ministry?
What if you changed the way you thought about ministry?
What if we said that your life is your ministry?
What if the ministry God has given to you to help someone go from death to life was something you already had, something you were already doing, or something you were already passionate about? What if it was something that came naturally to you? Often the supernatural starts with what comes naturally. Just add God's power, and BAM- now it's a way to help people meet Jesus.
What if your ministry was...
Your Ability to Fish (Take people fishing and talk to them about what God has done for you while having fun.)
Your Cooking Skills (Invite people over for dinner and break down faith barriers by being interested in them.)
Your Boat (Entertain teenagers and give them an option for good clean fun.)
Your Past Addiction (Help someone else a few steps behind you on your journey to freedom.)
Your Car (Give people rides to the grocery store or church)
Your Business Knowledge (Help young adults get started in life)
Your Story (Whether it is written, spoken, or shared online)
For our family, our pain became our ministry. Our brokenness became something we could leverage to relate to others. Everyone is broken. Everyone needs some kind of healing. Our tragedy gave us the perspective and opportunity to humbly speak into the lives of others going through their darkest days and point them to the healing power of Jesus.
Each of you already has something- a hobby, skill, talent, habit-something you own, something you've been through, something you care about that you could use to tell someone the message of God's love. You don't have to change careers, start a non-profit, or move to another country; you just have to start where you are, as you are, leveraging what you have already.
Will you leverage your life for eternity?