Reading today from Oswald Chambers:
Even the natural heart of the unsaved will serve if called upon to do so, but it takes a heart broken by conviction of sin, baptized by the Holy Spirit, and crushed into submission to God’s purpose to make a person’s life a holy example of God’s message.
There are many moments when I am surprised, angered or overwhelmed by the circumstances surrounding my being "crushed into submission".
Occaisionally, I am able to see a larger view and embrace it. Waking up today with a raging headache and sick stomach, barely able to walk or function I had no alternative but to cry, "God you have to get me through this day because I can not make it on my own." God heard me and provided beloved friends to care for my children's needs allowing me to sleep. Ever considered sleeping a "holy example of God's message"?