I have found that a lot of people wonder how God might use them.
Like what ‘ministry’ should they do?...
What is my gift?...
...are all typical questions that people ask when facing how they can serve.

But I will tell you what I think…
I think we make it either too complicated and we put up big mountains to climb, on the path to finding our so called ‘calling’.
God, I believe has made it so much more simple.

The simple reality of our christian faith is that God saved you firstly because he wanted too. And secondly because you have at least one gift living inside of you that could change lives!
And I mean everyone has this!!!

Next, the Bible says that “he orders the steps of a righteous person”.
Simply put, he will gently guide you and help you find the right way to go, the right path to take, the right place to serve...just by loving him and loving others.

I have found that by simply living life the best I can, God seems to bring opportunities to serve him in amazing ways. They come from places that I lest expect (which makes it even more cool).
The thing is, is that you have to make a choice when something like this happens.
Either to run with it and see where it goes.
Or you can walk away and never find out what could come from that opportunity…

Here is a funny story to help illustrate this.
And it is all TRUE!

A number of weeks a go, Amos and I were about to go filming an advert for church.
As we walked out the front door I was approached by a little old asian lady, clutching a letter in her hand.
She then proceeded in really bad english ask for my help. She was trying to find a place mentioned in her letter. As I looked quickly at it, I noticed it was from Breast Screen Aoetearoa...which I have to admit made me a little embarrassed and my embarrassment caused me to read the wrong address...and then proceed to give her the wrong directions!

So Amos and I head away, film, drink coffee and then travel back.

It was on the drive back to church that we noticed the little old lady had only gone up the road 500 meters, and we had been gone half an hour!
So we decided we better stop and make sure she is ok.
Now Amos did the talking and found they could speak Cantonese together. And they realised I had given her the wrong directions!
So to make amends we gave her a lift to the clinic she was supposed to be at.
Amos walked her up the stairs and talked to the receptionist on her behalf. And all was now well with the world!

We had an opportunity to do good (ok, I nearly screwed it up!).
We decided to do something.
It felt good to help. You knew you had done something right!
It was just so random!

I think that is how God does it sometimes...

Something to think about...