Hands and Feet Overload

I'm not sure if you've ever found yourself in a 'Hands and Feet Overload', but I find myself there quite often. It's the point I reach when I am emptied of every need Jesus has filled me full of for others.

When those needs run out, I find myself crying out to Jesus, asking for a break. Because if I'm being honest, sometimes I'd really rather run away than do one more thing for someone in desperate need of my help.

It's the weeks when every person I know will call, text, Facebook, etc., needing my expertise that I find my hands and feet sore and worn. I'm far from being an expert at anything. But God has given me--by His grace and mercy--an abundance of talents. I'm not really sure why I possess these talents, but I am truly grateful. And I do my very best to bless others with them.

I can clean a house. I can nurse a sick dog back to health. I can write website text, business letters, blogs, and books. I can carry on a conversation for hours. I can easily make contacts and acquaintances. I can pull up my bootstraps and lift heavy loads. I can gently listen. I can firmly correct. I can tell elaborate stories. I can tell funny stories. I have the gift of discernment. On rare occasion, the gift of prophecy. I can budget. I can balance. I can somehow manage to turn pennies into dollars. I am fierce and brave. But I am also kind and compassionate. I can teach any subject to any person and they will learn. I can fill out paperwork like it's going out of style. I can bake well. I can speak well. I can give a lot of love. I can give a lot of hope and encouragement, too.

My talents are endless. And when the world has taken all from me, I know that Jesus restores and replenishes. So, when I find myself on 'Hands and Feet Overload', instead of running away, I remind myself to thank Jesus. I thank Jesus that every need every person he sends to me is met. I thank Jesus that he uses me to share his message with the world. I thank Jesus that my willingness to be the Hands and Feet of this world accomplishes great strides for his kingdom. Because if I'm being honest, I long more than anything in the world to hear these words: "Well done, good and faithful servant!"

If you don't find yourself on 'Hands and Feet Overload' very often, maybe it's time give until it hurts. You are the light and the salt, the hands and the feet. If you aren't doing much to further God's kingdom, maybe it's time to ask Jesus for a 'Hands and Feet Overload.'