Our Two Hands...

I was having my quiet time one day , thinking about my servant-life.In what ways can i serve people? Then i look at my both hands. I stared at them for quite awhile , thinking about it. Ding dong! Suddenly a thought came into my mind. This phrase came into my head : " One hand to carry my own cross , the other to bear the weight of others' crosses "

God made us with two hands , but not one. Why? It is simply because , we do not live for ourselves. The phrase really made quite an impact on me . Both of our hands ; which many has taken for granted , is there for a reason. Logically speaking , even with one hand , we can still do many things, more than enough to keep us survive. With the will , people with one hand can still cook , drive , and work. But why two? Isn't one enough then?

This is what i think. My reflection : God works in many mysterious ways. His wonders , His miracles , they all work in ways we find it hard to comprehend. Have you ever heard of this story?

One day , a man was about to drown in the ocean. He have great faith in God, and he prayed and asked God to reach out to him and save him. The man was hanging on to a log , and nothing else.His survival depends on that log( as a float).
Soon , a speedboat came. The driver shouted to him : "Hey are you okay? Let me bring you to the shore!" The faithful man replied , " No! God will save me! I know he will! Leave me alone" And so the driver left the man alone in the ocean , and went off.
Next , a boat came along. The fisherman aboard the boat offered to help him also , but the man rejected his help.
Finally , a helicopter. Yes , a helicopter , flew by and spotted the drowning man. The pilot let down the ladder , and asked the man to reach out to it. The man rejected the offer once again , waiting for God to save him. The man eventually drowned , and died. His soul then went to Heaven , where he met God. He asked God : "Oh Almighty God , why did you not hear me? I called out to you , but where were you??" God sighed and replied him : "My child , I heard you loud and clear. I tried to save you so many times , but you rejected My offer. First , I sent you a speedboat , then another boat , and even a helicopter! But you rejected them all! "(The End.)

This story teaches us that God IS with us. He is not from above , watching us and then decides to come down and help us. He is everywhere. God uses us to do His will. More specifically , our hands ; the two hands God has made us with. With one hand , we can be guaranteed survival. But then this other hand you have there is not "extra" . It is meant for you to help others , to serve others. It is for you to reach out to weak and needy people with that hand. If you can imagine the weak and needy people as people with only one hand ( only barely surviving the harsh world) , then use your other hand to reach out to them!

After all , two hands are needed to clap. When two hands clap , there is contact. Our hands ; beside being used to do God's will , it is also to provide that contact to others , to touch them (not in a bad way of course -.-), such that they will feel that God is so much alive! , not in a faraway Heaven , but so close to them! They see God in our very actions , actions produced by our hands. These hands that provide , that reaches out to others and to protect others.

Of course , if you allow the Devil to control you , your hands wont do any good. ( DUH) Fighting , killing , molesting... you name it. All these causes destruction and sadness , definitely not something God would provide , but we have this happy-yet-sad thing called "Choice". I strongly urge you all to not subject your hands to the path of destruction , because God did not make us for that. God gave us hands to Construct not destroy. It is like a test with a life-time duration ; whether you use your hands to do God's will , or use your hands to hurt others.

So the bottomline is this : Our hands are there to carry out God's will. God uses us , His favorite creation (humans duh -.- ) as a vessel to carry out His love , care and protection. As long as you have two hands (or more...) , you are obliged to help those who are in need. To end off , i would like to say this prayer , taught to me during the last Amplify Fridays session.

"Dear Lord Jesus , here i am. Let my words not be my words , but yours. Let my actions not be my actions , but yours. Lord , use me as you will. Amen. "

Vin