Season 3, Episode 14: Does God Want to Use You? by Paying Ridiculous Attention To Jesus published on 2018-04-02T21:27:15Z As followers of Jesus, we frequently want to be used by God to accomplish his will on earth. But what if this desire is fundamentally contrary to the heart of Jesus? Join us as we continue a month-long series exploring common beliefs about Jesus that may not be true, including challenging the idea that we should be “used” by Jesus. Turning to the Bible, we’ll dive into John 15, a passage where Jesus defines the type of relationship he wants with us. Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all in with Jesus--to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group. Join Here- www.mylifetree.com/pratj-member-sign-up/ Related: - Spiritual Grit Launch Group- www.facebook.com/groups/151219602…3760752032385%20 - {Pre-order} Spiritual Grit- www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Grit-En…ce/dp/1470750899/ - The Unreasonable Jesus by Thomas Christianson- www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-unreasonable-jesus/ - {Available Now} NEW Jesus-Centered Practical Guides- www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-…actical-guides/ - Jesus-Centered Bible- www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/ - The Jesus-Centered Life by Rick Lawrence- www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-jesus-centered-life/ Similar Podcast Episodes- What if Jesus gives us MORE than we can handle? - https://www.mylifetree.com/podcast-what-if-jesus-gives-us-more-than-we-can-handle/ What if your life is wasted? - https://www.mylifetree.com/podcast-what-if-your-life-is-wasted/ Finding your epic purpose in the midst of what’s to come- https://www.mylifetree.com/podcast-episode-012-finding-your-epic-purpose-in-life-in-the-midst-of-whats-to-come/ Genre Religion & Spirituality Comment by Mandy Burke Another possible source of this - "But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?" Romans 9:20-21 ESV or the NIV "Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?" Although the word "use" in those verses may be a fairly modern translation as the original Greek was eis (a preposition) – properly, into(unto) – literally, "motion into which" implying penetration ("unto," "union") to a particular purpose or result. But I think that's the same original Greek from 2 Timothy. So I really think Romans is also very likely the root of the saying. Dictionary.com says use is "to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of". To say we want God to employ us for the purposes of His will, to "enlist us into his army" if you will, I just don't see this as being bad wording. I can appreciate it being a pet peeve given the negative connotation towards people who are "people users"; however, regardless of how much God loves us and cherishes us as His children..it's still about His will. We can either be a vessel for special purposes or common use of destruction. So maybe if we are going to use the phrase "I want God to use me" maybe we should be more specific on using for what? Because even those creates for dishonorable use is still a use! Thanks for the thought starter. I don't agree with most of the conclusions here but it was at least interesting and lead to deeper study. 2018-04-04T17:51:14Z
