Today, I’m doing things a little backward, and I’m giving my thoughts before the quote. You’ll understand . . .
Tricia’s Thoughts:
Have you ever walked into a bookstore or perhaps a book convention and thought, “Why, am I doing this. I’m crazy. Why try?”
There are so many books being published, dozens of writers vying for the same position on the store shelves, or within the pages of a magazine.
I have to admit I’ve thought this. More than once. Just doing a search on Amazon.com has me convince Solomon was right, “There is nothing new under the sun.”
Yet . . . there’s something inside that believes different. A gentle stirring that tells me my words are important. Here’s encouragement if you’ve ever felt that way:
“No one can ever fully do your work for you. God has given you a background, a special set of personal experiences of His faithfulness, and a personality, and He has invested His mercy and grace in you in such a way that you can bless some people better than anyone else ever could. You are God’s most perfect instrument for some tasks. You have your own role to play in the plan of God, and no one else can take your place.
“You are needed by God for the task for which He is preparing you. It will take all your love, prayer, and faithfulness to fulfill God’s call and will for you. If I leave part of my work undone and you fill my place, then you leave empty the place God wanted you to fill and some of the work God wanted you to do will be left undone. None of us has a right to conclude, ‘Well, if I don’t obey God someone else will take my place.’ If you fail to obey God, there will be a gap in the work of God (Ezek. 22:30). There are many unfilled gaps in the work of God around the world today.”
--Wesley L. Duewel, Let God Guide You Daily, p. 182
P.S. I highly recommend this book, although it is out-of-print and hard to find.