Anything but Routine

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. (Mark 6:56)

As we have discussed before, we are a temple of the Holy Spirit, meaning wherever we go, He goes with us.  That means at work, in the gym, at the supermarket, or visiting the doctor’s office.

When we are in church, we expect God to show up.  We expect His presence to invade our place of worship and for supernatural things to happen, such as healings, repentance, spiritual breakthroughs, and much more.  We anticipate God using our spiritual gifts to build up others in our church.

Yet when we step out of church, we often don’t expect God to move in the same way He does in church.  But nothing could be further from the truth!

God often does His best work outside the four walls of church.  Look at Jesus.  He did many of His greatest miracles in the marketplace where ordinary people were.

Just like with Jesus, spiritual gifts can flow through us anywhere, anytime.

The next time you are in any one of the many places you visit throughout the week, quiet your inner man and listen for the still small voice of God.  He may have a gift for the person standing next to you and He wants you to deliver it.

When we change our thinking in this area, even trips to the supermarket will become anything but routine.