...for they were tentmakers

               by trade.

              Acts 18. 3

(God uses everything about us

--jobs, interests, hobbies,

         activities, what we enjoy,

    even what we don't --

to develop relationships

          with others,

to connect us with

             other believers,

to deepen His Kingdom.

Do I see this

      as just something I do,

      or as a divine appointment?)

O LORD,

Nothing but nothing

         is random in our lives.

Nothing but nothing

    cannot be used by You

    for Your glory.

Please help us

   to keep our hearts

            aligned with Yours,

our eyes on You,

our willingness to be used

      far beyond what is

                      at hand.

No insignificant job,

no mundane activity,

even stitching up tents,

even going for a run,

the people we will meet,

      work with,

      stand in line next to,

 all divine encounters         

that You, O LORD, use

     in mighty ways

     and for Your profound purposes

in our lives

        and theirs

for Your glory.

Oh, how many opportunities

             we have missed

                or ignored.