Huh?

There are times when I feel like just looking at something and saying, “huh”?  Or better yet, “duh”?  There are times when the foolishness of the question doesn’t seem to merit an answer of intelligence. Leaders who don’t know how to lead turning and asking why people aren’t following. Teachers who ask if there are any questions and the entire class raises their hands; some of them both hands. There are times in life when the best is answer is a blank look. A “huh” and a “duh” look are more than appropriate, they are essential.

I love Ephesians. It is quickly becoming my favorite book. Ephesians 2:10 specifically. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. ”  My paraphrase of this would be that God created us. He made us in a special way. He created us to have little nuances, little gifts, talents, creative juices that are specific to us. If he took the time to put them inside of us, it wasn’t to hide (duh) but to use. What a cool things to do- to use them to love on people like Jesus loved on people. (another duh). When someone looks like they are having the time of their life, serving and loving others, remind yourself that God made them to do that kind of stuff. When you feel yourself lacking in the “doing” department, don’t just say “huh”, look in your back pocket and figure out what are the things that God made you do to. I don’t do math-  but I do piano. I don’t do crocheting; well I don’t do it good enough to give away to anyone, but there are some people I know that can crochet and watch a movie and keep a conversation going all at the same time. That’s because God created them; that’s their  he instilled in their brain. Paul is encouraging people to use what God put in them. For some it’s hospitality. If that’s your workmanship, then entertain and glorify God. If your workmanship is to love on people; duh- go love people.

Valentine’s day is coming. It isn’t a day for romance, it’s a day for workmanship to take shape. Go take a flower to a shut in, bring a bowl of soup to a lonely elderly person, grab a Dairy Queen blizzard if that’s what it takes to  let your workmanship come leaping out and grab people’s hearts. I spend $18.50 on sending Valentines today. Well, rephrase; I spent $18.50 of Jim’s money sending out Valentines. Some will laugh- some will wonder what it’s all about, some will cry and some will simply go ‘duh’.  Their response or anticipation of response won’t limit my moments that God’s workmanship comes barreling out in form of something different. That’s the good works He has put in me. So, open up Ephesians. Read it and pray about the good works He has already set in your heart to do…. Then, go make someone’s heart break with happiness… and God’s heart swell with pride!