Seems like
yesterday…….
by V.Chacko Jacob
It just seems like yesterday when the last
testimony was written on my 35th Birthday & the
next is written, just after my 36th Birthday. The year 2009 seems to
have flown past at jet speed & 2010 is already rushing at supersonic speed.
In this mad rush of time, I just wanted to slow down, take stock & see if I
could glorify God in the process.
What happened in the year that flew past?
Well, one of my authentic answers with my personal testimony is this: When you
make yourself available for God, every opportunity will be given to you to
glorify God through the gift you have. He
has given me, “the gift to speak well” and likewise, God has given me the grace
to finish every single month to use my gift to the best possible extent, either
in corporate fellowships and its events, or in other events organized by powerful
men of God. Also, I got an opportunity to make a personal mission trip to Sri
Lanka to encourage the weary brothers and sisters with His powerful Word.
“Praise God”, He has held my throat together & my God given gift never
failed me through out the year.
I have had many tests in the year passed by
but the good Lord has helped me to get through all the tests with flying
colors. Being diabetic, I am prone to blood sugar fluctuations, sudden dips in
energy levels & other complications. I want to praise God that out of the
22 days leave allocated to me by my company, I have taken only 5-days leave due
to me being unwell. The rest of the 17 days of leave, I could make use specifically
for Kingdom assignments (Preaching, teaching, anchoring, etc).
I really Praise God for this miracle in my
life. It has been 5 years now since I am taking treatment for diabetes. I have
medicines morning & night for controlling sugar, cholesterol & blood
pressure but never have I felt energy less doing God’s work. The Lord has
always given me an extraordinary strength & energy to do his work. On some
weeks, I would work 2-shifts continuously, so that I would avail leave to
attend a CCF core team meeting “or” planning meeting over the week end. On some
days, after standing for 5-hours continuously, I would go somewhere and preach.
On none of these occasions would any one say that he / she felt I was drained
of energy. In fact, many who see me associate me with enthusiasm and energy. The
Bible does not lie when it says in Isaiah 40:31 “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will
soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and
not be faint”. My hope is in the Lord & I am renewed with energy to do
his work in spite of my physical condition or circumstances.
I know, the year 2010 will also fly past
& soon we will be in 2011 before we realize it. At the beginning of 2010, I
want to encourage you that in 2010 you
must make best use of what God has gifted into you. Use every ounce of your
gifting. Be a candle that burns down rather than a candle that rusts away
covered with cobwebs. Sing for God, Plan for God, Teach for God, Account for
God, Administer for God & simply Rock for God using every bit of what he
has blessed into you in abundance.
I wish
you a Happy New Year & May God Bless you with a Fantastic & Blessed
2010.
