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There are many reasons why God shouldn't have called you into the ministry. But don't worry.
You're in good company. Moses stuttered. David's armor didn't fit. John Mark was rejected by
Paul. Timothy had ulcers. Hosea's wife was a prostitute. Amos' only training was in the school
of fig-tree pruning. Jacob was a liar. David had an affair. Solomon was too rich. Jesus was too
poor. Abraham was too old. David was too young. Peter was afraid of death. Lazarus was
dead. John was self-righteous. Naomi was a widow. Paul was a murderer. So was Moses.
Jonah ran from God. Miriam was a gossip. Gideon and Thomas both doubted. Jeremiah was
depressed and suicidal. Elijah was burned out. John the Baptist was a loudmouth. Martha was a
worry-wart. Mary was lazy. Samson had long hair. Noah got drunk. Did I mention that Moses
had a short fuse? So did Peter, Paul--well, lots of folks did.
But God doesn't require a job interview. He doesn't hire and fire like most bosses, because
He's more our Dad than our Boss. He doesn't look at financial gain or loss. He's not prejudiced
or partial, not judging, grudging, sassy, or brassy, not deaf to our cry, not blind to our need.
As much as we try, God's gifts are free. We could do wonderful things for wonderful people and still not be ...Wonderful. Satan says, "You're not worthy." Jesus says, "So what? I AM." Satan looks back and sees our mistakes. God looks back and sees the cross. He doesn't calculate what you did in '78. It's not even on the record. Sure. There are lots of reasons why God shouldn't call us to ministry. But if we are magically in love with Him, if we hunger for Him more than our next breath, He'll use us in spite of who we are, where we've been, or what we look like. I pray that as pastors, ministers, missionaries, and teachers, we will step out of our limitations into the illimitable nature of who God is. Then our passion for God and our passion to communicate Him will make mince-meat of our limitations.
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