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WHY D O N I SPEA ’T K MORE?
BY KATHY COLLARD MILLER @KATHYCMILLER www.kathycollardmiller.com
IN THE SPRING OF 1978, I WAS SHOCKED THAT I WAS ACTUALLY STANDING IN FRONT OF 120 WOMEN AT MY CHURCH’S MOMS GROUP, sharing for the first time how God had delivered me from being a child abuser and had healed our dysfunctional family. How could I tell them I had choked my daughter in fury and had knelt by my bed, pleading for God to cause the plane Larry piloted to crash? And yet, as my knees trembled and my voice quaked, I was obeying God. 1. God knows His plan, although He may not use you as you thought. God used my vulnerable sharing. Young moms came up to me afterwards in tears sharing, “I thought I was the only one feeling those kinds of feelings.” 2. God may not use you as quickly as you want. I drove home praising God and expecting
my phone to ring off the hook with other opportunities. Nothing happened. It was inconceivable to me God didn’t have me flying across the country to speak. 3. God cares about your children and family. If your children are young, as mine were, we can realize we are replaceable in ministry; we are not for our families. God has many workers; our children only have one mother; and our husband, only one wife. 4. Be assured God knows His timing and can do all He wants. Psalm 138:8 assures us, “The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me.” 5. We are always in ministry; it just takes different forms. The nice thing about a writing and speaking ministry is writing can be done without going anywhere and reaches more people. If God isn’t in a hurry to expand your ministry, take heart. He knows exactly what He’s doing. In time God did expand my outreach, yet I still make my two grandchildren my priority. S
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