The Imperfect servant

Good Morning!
I am imperfect. I am inadequate. I know my shortcomings. And if I’m honest, doubt often sits in the back of my mind whispering that I am not enough. Those whispers grow louder when I forget who God is and begin focusing on who I am not. Doubt doesn’t just cloud your thoughts it hinders the greatness God has already placed within you. Satan loves to fuel those thoughts, magnifying your limitations until you can no longer see your purpose.

 

But here is the truth: God has always used imperfect servants.

 

Moses stuttered. Gideon hid. Jeremiah felt too young. Peter was impulsive. Paul had a past. Yet God called each of them not because they were flawless, but because they were willing. The enemy wants you to believe your shortcomings disqualify you. God says they are the very places where His strength shines brightest.

 

Most of us wrestle with facing our weaknesses, even when we clearly know what God wants us to do. Purpose doesn’t erase insecurity. Calling doesn’t silence fear. But obedience grows in the soil of surrender. When you acknowledge your inadequacy, you make room for God’s sufficiency.

Your imperfections do not cancel your assignment. They simply remind you that you cannot fulfill it without Him.

 

Today, silence the voice of doubt. Reject the lies that say you are unworthy, unprepared, or unable. God knew your flaws before He called you. He factored in your weaknesses and still chose you. His power is not limited by your limitations.

 

Walk boldly in your purpose, not because you are perfect, but because God is.

Good Morning! - No Recognition

What’s in your hand? God gave you something

“What if they do not believe me or listen to me. Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” A staff, he replied. Exodus 4:1-2

Questioning God

God has blessed me yet I question my abilities. Words of wisdom flow from my mind to finger tips.  They transmit over the world-wide-web. Wrestling with God – pardon your servant, Lord I am an unlikely messenger. Never been eloquent, to me I am slow and ill-equipped. Satan has mastered to unlock my Pandora’s Box fueling doubt and inadequate abilities.

What has God placed in your hands?

Sunday’s sermon focused on Exodus chapter four and what God had placed in Moses hand – a staff.  Like Moses many of us find ourselves questioning God and not using our gifts. “We sit on our hands and don’t realize what God has placed in them.” Instead of moving as God required Moses pointed out his imperfections – stuttering – and why he was the imperfect messenger. Oppose to trusting and following God’s lead he found reasons to recede.

My gift is writing – thoughts ebb and flow daily. But I see inefficiencies. This self inflected judging turned into a horror movie causing paralyses in the membrane. I find myself stranded on an island of despair wanting to quit. My conscious reinforce my theory - “No one cares about what you write, you are wasting your time stop writing.”

What has God placed in your hand? What stumbling blocks have you set in your way? Transform the mind, stop sitting on your hands and begin to press forward in God’s vision for you.

•  If it is Prophesying – prophesy
• If it is Serving – serve
• If it is Teaching – teach
• If it is Encouraging – encourage
• If it is Giving – give generously

           

God is bigger than your problem

The Preacher’s words prodded me – God is bigger than the quandary so often played in my mind. I realized my quest for perfection is not needed. God has provided everything – the visions, people, as well as supplies to complete all assignments. There should be no worries.

Regardless of weakness and disabilities there is nothing impossible for God. Moses was reminded “Who gave human beings their mouth who gives them sight” Exodus 4:11-12.  As for me – the imperfect servant – Sunday’s sermon reassured God is with me, He will guide me. I am fully equipped. I just need to believe!