Useful or good to be thrown out?
Think about it. A staple holding a book is very useful. But a staple lying on the ground is good for nothing – absolutely nothing!
I want to be useful to God. If He calls me a staple then it is my choice to be a staple that lives holding a book together or be good for nothing. It is my choice. But God, what if the book I’m holding together is not the book I think I belong in? Well, I need to trust that God chose the right book for me to be in. I just have to trust that.
Staples are not glamorous. You don’t buy gold-plated staples because the staples are not the focus, the book is.
It fits right into my MO – the sidekick and not the superhero – the armour-bearer and not the royal.
The choice is mine. Nothing changes the fact of my purpose – I am made for a particular reason but the choice is mine as to my usefulness not my name. A staple is a staple no matter where you see it, you know it is a staple whether its in a drawer, in a paper stack or in your rubbish bin – the surrounding environment doesn’t change its name. It is a staple. FACT. But its usefulness changes depending on where it is. The choice is mine. Hold this book together or be good for nothing. Choice. Staple. Purpose.