Use Me Lord!

 
Read : Isaiah 6:8  Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:  “Whom shall I send,  And who will go for Us?”  Then I said, “Here  am I! Send me.” 

I know most of us have heard of this famous quote "God uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways
for His glory."







At first it may seem that this statement isn’t quite right and you may not believe it. You may be thinking, “I’m just a lay person what can God do with me! ” and lose sight of the fact that we are the Clay and God is the Potter.
Most of us also fail to appreciate the fact that God does not look at our qualification or how perfect we are for Him to use us avail His mighty works in us.  Rather than thinking in terms of whether or not you have the right qualifications or extensive ministry experience I want you to go back to the Gospel. God took a shepherd boy and made Him King of Israel. God used a donkey after all to deliver a message to an Apostle. God uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways.

When God want to use you, He does not look at the personality in question, how famous you are, your educational qualification, how righteous you are. Some of us might be tempted to think you need high class honors, be a person of repute or even have high extensive ministry to be used by God.

Think of the Apostle Paul, he was one of the most educated men in his days but on his way to Damascus to persecute God's children [Acts 9], God's light reflected in him to send His message to him, God brought him down and delivered His message using a donkey. God chose Paul as His instrument to proclaim His glory to the Gentiles and their kings and the people of Israel at large. You might be like the Apostle Paul who have various certificates, recognition, influence just to mention a few but might not be humble for you to be used by God. Humble yourself before God and He will raise you up higher. The Lord humbled Paul and used him to plant churches, preach the gospel of grace, wrote 14 epistles and did marvelous things for God. God can use well educated people for His glory but He often humbled such personalities in their pride so they rely on Him for wisdom and understanding.

You might see yourself as miserable sinner but the fact is we are all born sinners and what really matters is the condition of our heart to willingly offer ourself to be used by God to his mighty glory.
You also need to acknowledge the fact that you are a sinner but by the blood of Christ Jesus which was shared on the cross of Calvary you have been washed free from your sinful act and have accepted Him as your Lord and mighty Savior and ready to offer yourself to be used used by Him to share His gosple to the world.

God used ordinary people in extraordinary ways for His glory. Noah was a drunkard but God used him to save mankind. Why? He had a heart of a righteous man, blameless among his cohort and walked faithfully in the glory of almighty God. No wonder he was able to find grace in the sight of God and save the entire human race when God decided to destroy the earth.

Peter denied Christ Jesus yet God used him to preach the gospel. Rahab was a harlot but it was her house the two spies sent by Joshua lodged for protection from the soldiers after been exposed to danger in Jericho and the interesting part is that she got married to a prince I the land of Judah named Salmon, they begot Boaz who begot Obed, Obed begot Jesse, who also begot king David through which the generation of Christ Jesus can be traced.

If you are hungering for more of God, and desire to be used by Him then use whatever gifts, talents and abilities you have and direct these in the right direction towards God, motivated by a desire for His glory by using your God-given gifts and talents in the Church and beyond to edify God’s people and.expand the Kingdom of God.
Do you want to be used by God? Then open your heart to Him as He used you to make an impact and make an ordinary being join the multitude of ordinary saints before you who became extraordinary because they served a God who is glorified not by self-serving people but people who are humbled by His grace and holy before Him. Amen!

Music: Use Me Lord by Nana JD.

Nana JD, a praise and worship leader as well as song writer and composer has led the youth and other worship leaders in various performance on various platforms.

He currently has two official singles from his upcoming album Touching Hearts and has released two singles from that album, the first being Great Is Your Name, a reggae gospel praise which was a massive hit and Use Me Lord which has already raised lot of eye-browses.



He wrote the Use Me Lord from the inspiration of God. Meditating on the clay and the potter. He realize how lot of people want to get closer to God, to be used as vessels yet life challenges discourages them. This music is to break the myth that God only uses specific people for his task!

He virtually uses everyone no matter where you come from, who you are, how you have been and what you have. This song is to elevate all especially the youth to draw closer to God.

Click on this LINK to download the track.

COMMENTS/TESTIMONIES...(USE ME LORD! by Nana JD) ;

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-- 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
Please remember that the troubles in this life can never destroy us unless we give in to them and only if we don't have God on our side. May our Father in Heaven make a way for us. May His favor and Grace locate you from today onwards...stay blessed.

This track is very inspirational...God bless Him So much

WooW! ...now I understand that irrespective of who I am God can use me...God bless this guy so much...and use him for greater works

Use Me Lord....wow...this track is touching..with a lots of Rhema behind it. I am blessed.

This track has changed my mindset of thinking God cant use me in any form. I really love it.

This single is a soul inspiring song....God bless him a lot.

Wooooow.....God I am the clay you are the potter...mould and shape my life as you want.....God bless Nana.

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#Download #Listen #BeInspired

Determination [The Success Story Of Martha Bissah, Ghana's First Olympic Medalist]

"Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts." - Dan Gable

For one to be considered successful in life, one has to work hard, dedicate the needed effort in the job at hand, driven by the passion to succeed and focus on making the dream a possibility. Be determined and have the attitude that whether I win or lose one thing was for sure, I worked hard, believed in my dreams and dared to try and make that dream a reality and through the faith that I have and placed in God, my vision shall surely be fulfilled.

In life, the difference between success and failure is the hard-work, determination, discipline and passion one devotes to making their dream a reality. We all have dreams we want to accomplish and these dreams are worth achieving. Every dream has it own accompanied obstacles which are attached to them, the key to making that dream a reality is the drive, discipline, passion and dedication one devotes to overcome these obstacles they are likely to encounter on the road to success. Have the attitude that failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong and through the faith I have in God, I know through hardwork, discipline and determination I shall surely succeed in life.

This is the Bissah's family with the President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, a family with an inspirational daughter [Martha Bissah] with a dream in her heart and through the hard-work, discipline and determination that this 17 year old teenager Martha Bissah had, her family are reaping the reward of the success story of this teenage daughter who became Ghana's first ever Gold Medalist at the Olympics at any level.

This family now have a story to tell their generations to come, they might not have been considered valuable in the society let alone the nation Ghana at large but through the success story of their daughter, they had the opportunity to meet the President of Ghana. Through Martha's hard-work, discipline, determination and the passion she devoted to her dream the family has become a success story to the whole of Ghana.

Martha Bissah (born 24 August 1997) is a Ghanaian athlete who won a Gold medal in the Girls' 800m race at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [Wikipedia] Martha has now brought hope to the numerous athletes in the country showing that through hard work, discipline, been focused and believing that your dream is achievable with the determination one devotes to making that dream a reality. She is now an influence to the upcoming young athletes and to other many Ghanians. Her success story shows us that, no matter where you are in life currently, no matter the circumstances that life confronts you with through determination and hard work you can overcome these obstacles.

Martha had very strong competitors, but she had self-confidence and focused on the price. She knew how much effort she had devoted to achieve the dream at hand and this was her opportunity to grab the price [gold medal] she always worked hard towards making her dream worthwhile. Martha did not lose her focus on the price.
Very few persons have been able to create the perfect blend of talent, determination and character which are the needed prerequisites of success. For persons like Martha Bissah who have been able to unlock the secret to this blend through her hard-work in training, been disciplined and listening to the instructions of her trainer, the  determination and  the sacrifices she made in her early development laid the foundation for the success that she is now experiencing today.

In the race [route] of life, to be successful you have to be disciplined, work hard and compliment these efforts with determination and stay in your own lane and have a positive attitude and run this race with purpose and passion. Work hard and perfect your field to be an inspiration to others who want to enter into that field.
As you set out everyday, have a positive attitude, choose the right way, work hard in that field of endeavour and never lose the last treasure in your alabaster box which is Hope! Be hopeful and never let the many obstacles let you down and keep praying and believe.
Before Martha Bissah left Ghana, I believe no one believed in her dream and capabilities but she believed in her own self and she worked hard, was disciplined and with determination and passion she had prayed and hoped she will reap the reward for her hard work. She was very disciplined and made much of the very little she had, we never heard her complaining about poor accommodation facilities, lack of the needed logistics to assist her in her training or even in the area of the monetary aspect. Her entire focus was aimed at achieving this dream in her heart to make sure that all her hard work paid off with fruitful reward.
Don't let that dream in your heart fade off because of your present condition in life, what matters most is the hard work you devote toward moving up the ladder of success in life.
Martha has now made her community, trainers, her school, her friends, other Ghanian athletes and her own family proud. You can also become an influence and do same with the small beginnings, work hard and with passion  be disciplined, determined, hopeful and prayerful and God will surely lead you to success. It all depends on You!.

Showing Grace!

Read : Galatians 6:1-10

The Bible say's in Galatians 6:7 "For whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap."

My question for you today is what are you sowing in your own life, those you come in contact with and the ministry of God?
Do you show love and mercy to those who are different than us and very difficult to understand or you just write them off?

When Jesus saw us, He saw an opportunity to love and affirm value. When we see people, we often only see thousands of problems. What did Jesus know that enabled Him to do what He
did? He knew how people felt, and He knew that they were special. I hope you never forget that. The people in our lifes are a gift God gives to us for a season and we need to do our best to show them mercy and grace. God freely gave us mercy so let show mercy to others freely.

As you go through your daily activities in life, remember that the people in our life are a gift from God and God gifted us with these wonderful creation for a season and we are responsible to become a miracle in their life and help those who have addictions or other shortfall by encouraginging them and most important of all praying with them. There is power in prayer and when you pray have faith and the believe that God has heard your prayer and have answered the prayer.

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