Being made ready to be used by God

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LISTEN NOW! Pat, Greg, and John discuss the importance of being made ready to be used by God. In this abiding moment Pat shares regarding Romans 12: 1-2 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Pat continues to share how the only other place in the word of God where we are challenged to test God is in the book of Malachi regarding our finances. He noticed how in both scriptures that before the testing comes the giving. Some may say I will wait and see before I give, however, the Bible instructs us that we give first and then things will unfold before us. Pat continues to share how he can remember when he first came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ he eagerly desired to do something for Him and how God made known to him that before he can do anything for God, he had to truly give all of himself to God first. They further discuss how many want to do something for God without fully giving themselves to God. That will never work; we must be ready to be made ready to be used by God. They discuss how King Saul and King David had the same calling. One fulfilled the calling while the other did not. The difference was that one had process and the other thought that he could skip process. They encourage us to abide and to hear God’s voice as He will lead us in everything