I guess since the name of this blog is Natashathepoet I should have some poetry/spoken word right?
Here is a piece that I wrote about letting God use you. We talked about this at church. Our pastor said that we as Christians, are very quick to say that we believe that Christ died on the cross for us, and that he's real AND we believe in Him in general. However, when it comes to us being called to do something, or doing something, or simply believing in ourselves, we don't because we are afraid we cannot, or we feel like someone else is equipped to handle the job. This is a problem because if we believe the Most High, and the savior, the most perfect being, AND he lives in us, then why is it that we doubt what he can do in us and through us? Crazy huh? Well, we do it all the time and it's not right; God does not instill fear in us. Another reason why it's wrong is because if we are too afraid to do what God calls us to, then what would ever get done for the kingdom" Nothing! Everyone else would say someone better can do it and nothing would ever get done. God calls us to do certain things. He wouldn't do so if he knew you couldn't do it! So, let him use you. That's what this piece is on. I have been scared plenty of times when God has asked me to do things, however, he has never forsaken me. Here's an example.
I have been writing poetry since I was 14, never expecting it to go this far. When I first started writing, I wrote for myself when I was pissed off at the world, or when I felt sad or angry. I wrote other poems too, but that was mainly it.I felt God call me to start writing about him since, you know, he's the one who gave me the gift. So I thought "why not"? I believe the first poem I wrote about God was called "God is Your Father" which you can find in my book entitled "The Colors Of Life: A collection of poems" on Amazon ;) I shared it at this thing called coffeehouse, that my InterVarsity chapter does. (if you're wondering what that is, don't worry, that's a whole other post ;) ) It was my first time really sharing my poems publicly, and ever since then, it kind of sparked something in me.
In the midst of writing my book, I became quite inspired to look at other spoken word artists share their work. An artist who goes by "theasiaproject" came and did some spoken word for our school. I was amazed by this statement more than any other words he spoke. "I'm so blessed because I get to travel the world and share my story!" I had an epiphany, I wanted to do that too. I sent a book long text message to my friend about how I wanted to do that but I was too scared. Not good enough. Not skilled enough. Others were better at it, like theasiaproject. Of course my friend encouraged me to believe differently. So I did. I prayed to God and told him that I wanted to do this spoken word thing. I wanted to be like theasiaproject and travel to other places and share my story. So I told God how scared I was, but promised him that if he gave me the opportunities, I would take them, and that would be his way of showing me if I was called to do it. Less than a minute after I said Amen (I swear this is no lie) a paper floated by me in a remote area. I flipped it over and it said: Open mic sign up sheet. I was like God, I didn't mean this soon, dang! but nonetheless, God definitely called me to it, because he has been blessing me with opportunity after opportunity.
Had I not let God use me, I wouldn't have gone to Belize to share "Good People" with students throughout the entire country. I wouldn't be writing a book for the youth right now, with my city's support, and I wouldn't have had a jam packed house full of people who wanted to by my book, and support my dream. If you allow God to use you however, it may not always be pretty. There have been times when I share the gospel, and people are rude, or just shut me down. However, I'm still living, and God has always taken care of me. I promise he will do the same for you.
Let Him use you,
what greater thing with your life can you do
that to let him use you
Love
Natasha
PS. If you would like me to do spoken word at your event, please email me at natashathepoet@yahoo.com
Double P.S. you are good enough.
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