Are You Available?

In his book, Beautiful Mercy,  Matthew Kelly, makes the following observation:

"There is only one type of person God has used powerfully

throughout history: He does incredible things with the 

people who make themselves available to Him."

What is your availability? 

How does one go about making oneself available to God?

A few suggestions:

1) First thing every morning, offer your whole day (prayers, works, joys and sufferings) to God to use however He wishes.  

2) Make all your movements a prayer: 

• Pray for your family while you do the dishes instead of grousing that they left the kitchen a mess AGAIN!  ( I was talking to my sister last night and she told me her daughter explained that she leaves her dirty dishes in the sink because she knows she is being prayed for while her mother washes them! ) 
• Pray for the owner of the gas station while you fill up.
• Take walks and pray for the people who live in the houses you pass.
• Pray for you boss and co-workers while you are doing your daily tasks.
• Pray for those with whom you share the road (or airplane) while you travel around. 

3) Turn off your devices for a while everyday and just listen.  You may be surprised! 

4) Ask God what He wants of your day.  Be prepared to have your plans change as you let God shake things up! 

God wants to use us to further His kingdom, but often we are so busy doing what we think is important that we forget to leave room for what He knows is important. 

God will do amazing things with us if we make ourselves available to Him.