How Can I Be Used by God?

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Introduction Esther 1-2 The king of Persia put
on a banquet for 180 days he showed off the
wealth of his kingdom. He ordered queen Vashti to
be brought in to show off her beauty but she
refused. He asked his wise men for advice and
they said to banish and replace her. A search for
a new queen was launched.
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How Can You Allow God To Use You?

• Insights from Esther

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• Look Past Your Inabilities and Failings
• Esther was an orphan, a Jew and living in exile
  in a foreign land (Esther 25-7)

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• Embrace a Period of Preparation
• Esther spent a year preparing - a time of
  personal transformation (Esther 29)

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• Seek the Heart of the King
• Esther wanted the kings presence more than his
  presents (Esther 215)

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• Seek the Favour of God
• Esthers influence flowed from intimacy and her
  access came from her relationship with the king
  (Esther 29,17)

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• Be Willing to Start with Small Tasks
• Esthers reliability and motives were tested when
  she dealt with the assassination plot (Esther
  222)

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• Expect to Meet an Enemy
• As Esther stepped up to serve she met Haman who
  wanted to exterminate the Jews (Esther 38-9)

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• Realise Your Design Potential
• Esther knew she was divinely positioned for
  impact to ask the king to save her people
  (Esther 414)

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• Find Your sweet Spot
• Esther served at the intersection of her passion,
  abilities and a need she cared about (Esther
  414-17)

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• Put Your Hand Up
• Esther did not wait for someone else to step
  forward she volunteered before anyone else did
  (Esther 416)

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• Be Willing to Serve Even at Great Personal Cost
• Esther said I will go to the kingif I die, I
  die
• (Esther 416)

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