I was scrolling back through my tumblr today, and ran across this post from February. I think it's a sentiment I can stand to hear again and again, so I hope that it blesses you in some way.
"Yesterday at church, we read in Judges the
story of Gideon-smallest member of the weakest tribe of Israel. God
asked him to do something big, to face the enemies, the Midians. But
Gideon counters God’s request with an excuse of “My clan is the weakest
in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family." And how often do I feel
like that? The weakest, least qualified person. But God calls Gideon
“mighty warrior", He sees something bigger inside of Gideon than he
himself can see.
My favorite part of that passage is when God asks Gideon to go our to
face the Midians, he tells him “Go in the strength you have…" (v.14) He
tells him to go in the state he is in, not go work out, bulk up, maybe
grab some back up, but in whatever shape he is at when the Lord speaks.
It is so easy to make excuses when God calls to say “well, let me just
finish this thing up" or “I’m not qualified for this, let me train
some". But God doesn’t wait on our timing. He uses us in whatever
situation we are in, even if it is a crumpled mess on the ground. His
strength compensates for “the strength you have" and He accomplishes
immensely more than we can ever imagine.
So today, even in the small things-go in the strength you have. Go let God do great things through you."
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