📢 Calling The Unqualified 📢

Isn't it so funny how Jesus seems to call his followers to do things which they are unqualified, inexperienced and uncomfortable doing. Personally I had no intrest in starting this blog but here I am. I've resisted this calling for the last 2 years becuase I was afraid and I didn't believe I should share and speak to other Christians. 

Here's how Jesus pushed me. First he told me to pursue this then he kept bringing people to mind that felt how I did and that served as confirmation to me. Let's go down the list. 

Moses, from the book of Exodus, did something revolutionary. He obeyed God and that resulted in the Israelites being freed from slavery in Egypt. But for context if you didn't know Moses wasn't a leader by nature. You would think to have thousands of people to trust and follow you risking their life because they believe in your leadership, you'd probably be born with a strong presence. Moses had committed murder in the name of justice but he became afraid of being caught which lead him to runaway. He started a new life in Midian. Put yourself in his shoes. I don't think you'd have a lot of confidence at this point. But God wanted to use him. Do you want to know how low Mose's confident was? Imagine God telling you I'm going to use you for something almost impossible and you respond like Moses and say,

“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

“Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”

“What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”

 “Please, Lord, I am not a man of words (eloquent, fluent), neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and tongue.” 

“Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”

Honestly all these responses sound pretty familiar to me. It sounds like things I've said to God because I was afraid and I didn't believe in myself. But let's look at God's response. Because there was something Moses was looking at that the Lord wanted to change his perspective. 

So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”

God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed. 

The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord?  Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

Our God is amazingly patient with us. The Lord kept gently reminding Moses that he is in control and his is God our creator. God said that you are chosen. You won't be alone. I am the lord your God. I will take control and guide you. You can't rely on yourself or consider yourself unqualified if I've already chosen you. 

Let's trust the lord on our behalf. 

In the midst of our hesitations, God's voice remains a constant, echoing the same reassurances He gave Moses. We might question, "Why me?" or think, "Surely, there's someone better." But just as He did with Moses, God sees beyond our doubts. He knows our heart, our potential, and the plans He has for us. If you're reading this and feeling that tug on your heart, know that it's not about being ready; it's about being willing. God doesn't ask for our perfection, just our 'yes'. So, if He's calling you, take that step. Trust that the same God who turned a hesitant Moses into a leader is ready to work wonders in you. After all, it's not about who we believe we are, but who He declares us to be.