Today, I received an email from a fellow who had heard a recording of a message I had given somewhere in my travels about my prayer journey with JBC. The message had to be old because he listened to the message recorded on cassette. He no longer has the recording and is trying to find one, so I sent him to our sermon archives. If he doesn’t find it, I will see if one of our remarkably proficient secretaries can find it for him. Loren is a republican State Senator for the State of Nebraska. I am not sure how he found my name, but it is cool to think about influencing the life of someone in Nebraska via a recording. I get emails regularly from people who hear me on the radio and read my blog, and it is always encouraging that God can use me even while I am in my recliner, in bed, or fishing through the marvels of electronics. That is why we record Pastor Mike’s sermons, mine, and everyone who speaks. They are all available online for whoever wants to listen to them. We trust God to direct people to the website, radio program, or blog site; they will listen or read, be blessed, and then tell their friends. In 2023, my blog was read by people in 13 different countries, including Israel.

My prayer every morning and every night is that God will use me more and more. You can also pray that prayer if you genuinely want God to put you in the game and use you for His glory. He usually starts small but gives you more and more to do as you prove faithful. And He always gives the resources, the time, the energy, and the wisdom to succeed at whatever He assigns to you. Go ahead, don’t be a chicken, go for it, pray and ask Him for something cool to do.