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Off Balance

1 Corinthians 12:14-15
“Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.”
Simply spoken, even when we feel as though we do not belong, that does not mean we are allowed to quit. Each one of us has a vitally important role in the body of Christ, just as the foot plays a vitally important role to the body. Without the foot, the body would be off balance and we would not be able to walk. Without the ability to walk, how would the will of God be fulfilled? It wouldn’t. Similarly, we must be willing to submit to the calling the Lord has placed on our lives without being quick to reject it. His plan is perfect, and even if it is something we are not accustomed to, if it is in His will, it will pan out for our good and His glory. I despised the majority of my time as a nurses aide, and looking back, I realize now that I was relying on strength that I simply did not have to complete a task that I was not cut out to do on my own. I made work a priority and tried everything I could to fix my work ethic, distancing myself farther and farther from the Lord. How could I willingly submit to a calling that He was not actively involved in? I couldn’t. In turn, this caused me too many times the desire to give up and find my place elsewhere. The only question I had was where else could I go? Where else would I want to go? I knew that I had a deep love for people; caring for them, comforting them, healing them, and just simply loving them. I also knew that I loved nursing and learning about the different aspects it entails. Coincidently, I was accepted into nursing school at the same time I was accepted into IGNITE, which confirmed the Lord’s calling in my life to finally put my priorities in order and choose Him first. But being here, the Lord is continuing to confirm my calling for nursing through my teammates, giving me the love I need to love them the way Christ has loved me.

Application
Through my time here at IGNITE, I will continue to ask the Lord to pour into me His love so that I may pour the love He has shown me into others.      

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