You Are God’s Ambassador
Adapted from Healing the Soul of a Woman
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Can you imagine how you would feel right now if you knew that the pain in your soul could not only be healed completely, but could also help other people? It can! In fact, that’s part of God’s plan for your healing. When He heals our soul, He does a lot more than simply relieve us of the ache in our hearts and the torment in our minds; He transforms us in such a way that we become strong in the place we were once weak and gives us the ability to help others because of the way He has helped us.
My father abused me when I was young, and for a long time that abuse had a negative impact on me. Since God healed me, though, I have been able to help others because I went through that experience. The same thing happens when a mother who has had a wayward child then sees that child return to the Lord and to the family. It happens when people lose a good job only to end up with a better one. It takes place in all kinds of situations, and every time God heals or restores, the person who has received that blessing from Him has a chance to encourage others by telling them about it. God takes bad things that have happened to us and works them out for our good (Romans 8:28).
When you have personally suffered in some area in the past, you have a lot of credibility with people who may be struggling with it right now. They will listen to you and many times they will take your advice if they know you have already walked the journey they are currently on. When God heals your soul, it’s not just for you. It’s also so you can help and support others. You become an ambassador of God’s grace, a person who can share what He has done for you. Nothing helps us understand someone in pain more than having had the same pain ourselves.
I hope you will begin today to think beyond your pain and believe God can use you—not in spite of it, but because of it. God turns everything that happens to us into something that eventually works for good (Romans 8:28). What may seem bad to you today can become part of the good plan He has for your life. The pain you have been through, and the healing God is doing in your life will make you a powerful ambassador for Him.
Next time you encounter people who are struggling with a situation God has brought you through or is currently bringing you through, ask Him how you can encourage that person and share with them the hope He has given you. You might tell them about specific scriptures that have ministered to you or recommend Christian books or teachings to them. You could also speak a blessing or word of encouragement or do an act of kindness for them as the Holy Spirit leads you.
When God heals a heart, it’s an awesome work, one that definitely blesses the person who has been healed, and one that can help others, too.
Prayer of the Day: Lord, thank You for healing my heart. Use my past pain to encourage others and remind me that every trial becomes part of Your good plan for my life, amen.
