I recently finished a book entitled Anonymous by Alicia Britt Chole. The subtitle is "Jesus' hidden years and yours" and it is basically about the in-between stages of life that we go through where we feel we aren't being used for the kingdom to the best of our abilities, or even some times like no one notices or cares how much we are capable of.Here are some quotable quotes from the book I wanted to share:
"Have you ever felt hidden? If so, you are in Excellent Company. The most influential life in all of history spent 90 percent of his days submerged in the unseen. During three mostly undocumented, undecorated decades, Father God empowered him to live an authoritative, obedient life and die and eternally fruitful death."
"'I want to walk like Jesus walked and live like Jesus lived!' is generally not equated in our hearts with, 'I want to live 90 percent of my life in absolute obscurity!'. No. Our desire to 'be like Jesus' contains several exemption clauses, not the least of which are Jesus' hidden years, desert experiences, temptations, tortures, and crucifixion. We will pass on those, thank you. What we are most definitiely interested in, however is Jesus' character and authority. How we long to see his character and authority transform this broken world through our lives!"
And I just really like this story: :-)
"I leave then with a shot story that came to me years ago about a young boy obviously destined for greatness.
Whenever I am disappointed with me spot in life, I stop and think about the little boy who was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. The boy rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. 'Guess what, mom,' he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me: 'I've been chosen to clap and cheer.'"
If any of these quotes meant anything to you, I would definitely recommend the book. Reading it really helped me in this season of my life, and taught me to be obedient in all I do, and trust and KNOW that the Lord is not only planning my steps, but that he is building me into who I need to be for the rest of my time on this earth....
