I thought that I had understood the meaning of the body of Christ, but I hadn’t. A few weeks ago I had a revelation which took away all the thoughts of how I could be overlooked and self promotion. Okay, let’s be honest, with this revelation I can get rid of these thoughts easier. They are not totally gone.

When I was talking to a friend about what she would talk about at church, I was really proud to be her friend. Her thoughts were so good and I would have never thought about what she had in mind. I asked God why He wouldn’t let me think how she thinks and wouldn’t give me revelations like she had. Immediately I heard God’s voice telling me that if He would give me the same revelations we would maybe preach the same thing. So this won’t bring as much growth as it could bring with two different revelations. That was when I personally understood the meaning of the body of Christ. I mean, I knew that a body needs two ears, arms, legs and so on but I understood that those different body parts also need different training and people who train differently. Realizing that we are both unique with unique revelations, thoughts and ways to teach and preach, I was honoured. Honoured to play a part in the body of Christ. I might not see how big this part is. But it doesn’t really matter because the part is needed anyway. The body won’t function without it as well as it does with this part.

I had another revelation a few months ago. It also has to do with the whole body of Christ. But it’s about the promotion in it.

How can i play apart in the huge body of christ?

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 14:11, ESV

It is God himself who is looking after you and promoting you.

When I started to use what God had given me, I was satisfied. Not trying to figure out my life all by myself but be aware of what God provides. Those might have been small things in the beginning but have grown over time. I have learned to trust the Lord that He knows what I am capable of doing when I have peace about it. Even when I was worried that I couldn’t do it, I knew that God would know better. And going step by step I realized that God is my personal promoter. He sees me in a crowd of many. Like the people in the water in the picture above. Many might go into the water. You think that God can’t see you but He does. More on that in my blog post The Wave.

Three things I had to have:

• Boldness to take what was given to me from God
• Trust to do what I thought was expected of me
• Willingness to serve the Lord and to grow into the calling