Whatever You Say , Jesus !
Lisa Ausley , OMS USA Board of Trustees
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Luke 1:38 ( CSB )
“ I am the Lord ’ s servant ,” said Mary . “ May it happen to me as you have said .”
While I was wrestling with my sanctification experience , Jesus led me to a verse that has become my statement of faith .
It is my mantra as I cry out in times of pain , confusion , and frustration . It is what Jesus ’ mom said to the angel when he told her the shocking best , and worst , news of her life : she , an unmarried girl , was going to have a baby !
“ I am the handmaid of the Lord . May it be done to me according to your word .” ( NABRE ) I struggled to live this statement . I had big plans for my life ! I feared giving up my dreams — until my theology of God overcame my hesitations . If he was really who I believed him to be , I was giving up nothing . Instead , I was tying my sail to the God who could take me places and use my life . And when I finally said yes to him , I was at peace … and have been since . I am humbled to be his servant . Life his way has been much better than life my way .
I love being aligned with a mission organization like OMS that , like Mary , serves by the statement , “ Whatever you say , Jesus !” The answer to his call , whatever it is , whenever it comes , is simply , “ Yes !”
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