A friend of mine posed a question: “What if God calls me to do something that I don’t feel adequate to do? What if God calls me to a place or a person or a task that is beyond my normal ability?”
The normal response is that God will never give you more than you can handle. The truth is that God will never give you more than He can handle through the one who is available and surrendered.
One of my favorite sayings is that God doesn’t call the equipped, but He equips the called. The moment you step out in faith, you find you are able. It’s like that moment in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when Indy steps out into what looks like nothing that he can see the pathway. When we show our willingness to obey, God gives us the ability to obey.
My friend pointed out that David wasn’t anywhere near the best fighter in the Israelite army when he stepped out to face Goliath. Moses wasn’t a polished orator when he agreed to lead the people of God out of Egypt and slavery. Noah didn’t have any experience at all building boats before he agreed to build that ark.
God does miracles through those who rely less on talent than on trust, and less on skill than surrender. In other words, we can only do small things with great love. It’s God who multiplies those small efforts like loaves and fishes into something miraculous.
Here’s the link to my friend sharing his heart about those who don’t feel up to God’s calling on their lives:
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