Expect the Extraordinary.

My morning quiet time couldn't have been more timely and appropriate for me the past couple of days and I just wanted to share a little bit of what I read and soaked up with some of you here at my blog. I always figure that if something speaks loudly to me, maybe it will mean something to someone else too. So if you are out there and this speaks to you on whatever level, I am glad to be able to pass along a little 'food for thought'. Enjoy!
My Bible has devotionals throughout the pages mixed in with reflection questions and related readings. I always find them to be interesting or just good starting points to get my head spinning or thinking in the right direction. Here is what I soaked up from the reading titled, "Expect the Extraordinary" (based on Mark 1:14-20)... when Jesus called some fishermen to be his disciples-
"When the divine intersects with the ordinary, everything changes. An ordinary man who catches fish becomes a disciple who fishes for people. A mother whose daily life consists of changing diapers and folding laundry becomes a shepherdess of young lives. A smart businesswoman becomes a spiritual leader. A teacher becomes a mentor. A friend becomes an intercessor. A student becomes a missionary. A tongue-tied wallflower blossoms into a gifted speaker. When Jesus enters the scene, we can expect the extraordinary.
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When Jesus calls us to follow him, he is looking for people who are willing to let go of the ordinary and look for the extraordinary. Sometimes that means we are called to leave everything- our 'nets' and our families- and go where he tells us. Other times following him means we keep doing what we've been doing, only with a shift in our perspective: we still change diapers, but we focus on raising godly children. We still do laundry, but as we do we remember that we serve a God of holiness. We still do business, but we remember that it's all kingdom business. We still go fishing, but now we fish for people as well as fish."
I can't help but think that too often, too many of us just don't expect that God can and wants to do amazing things in our lives. We tend to think that He would choose someone more capable, qualified, polished, or 'holy' than ourselves. I am finding that God just wants a willing, open heart and He is waiting and ready to do extraordinary things out of that. He doesn't demand perfection- for which I am eternally grateful to Him...but simply wants us to be able to be changed- to grow- to become who He can make us to be!