Ready or Not, He's got a Plan

God wants to use you. He has a plan for you and me. He's ready to call on those talents, gifts and skills that he's bestowed on you. If your consumed with what your not when you look in the mirror, remember that God sees all that you are. He's sees your promise and he sees his glory within you. He's not checking to see if you measure up to the person next to you on the chart of his potential; he's interested in how your using the potential he's placed within you. He'll bat down every excuse you throw at him to ignore or refuse his gifts.

Throughout scripture, God calls and uses different types of people with different types of issues. Sometimes, he call people who were down on themselves because they were focused on their own sin. Sometimes - rather often - he chose people who were low on the social latter or even outcast. Plenty of these people could easily have claimed an excuse for not serving when God called. I once read a list from the stories of scripture that went something like this:

"Jacob was a liar. David was an adulterer. Abraham was too old. Timothy had ulcers. Peter was a coward. Moses was a stuttering murderer. Mark was undependale. Hosea married a prostitute. Naomi was a widowed, as was Ruth. Jonah was disobedient. Miriam was a gossip. Thomas doubted. Elijah suffered from depression. Paul was a murderer, too. John the Baptist dressed funny. Mary was a worrywart. Zacchaeus was very short. Mary was only a teenager and Lazarus was dead !

So, what's your excuse ??? God sees something in you, something you might not even see in yourself. He's calling you to stay humble, dependant and aware of your need for him so that you are better able to serve him.

"Go make disciples" (Mark 28:19) He's talking to you.

Peace be with you this day.