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The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures.
Acts 4:13 (NLT)
UPSIDE OF BEING ORDINARY
A poem and essay by ILMA
Do you wish you were not like anyone at all?
There are people who are special and yet fall
Some persons are simple and ordinary
Yet the Lord used them for proclaiming his glory.
God works through ordinary people to fulfill his promises
He chose the regular and weak to be his witnesses
The upside of being ordinary is that God uses them
Be thankful if you are simple for it is
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I grew up thinking that I was a very ordinary girl. When I was seven, my teacher discovered that I could sing well. Even my aunts thought I was really good at it and had me join singing contests. As I turned high school, I realized that I don’t want to be ordinary. I want to be good at what I do. I became a cadet officer, a volleyball and basketball team captain, a jazz dancer and wrote songs and poems. I also had a very close relationship with God during this trying stage of my life. Later on, all my ordinariness turned into special gifts that God used so I can witness for his kingdom.
PRAYER
Lord, thank you for using me for your glory.
REFLECTION
Why do you think God chooses ordinary people for his kingdom business?
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