Guest Post: Staci Stallings
Not Qualified...Willing
by: Staci Stallings
In preparing you for what you will
face as a Sower of Jesus Seed, I must address the one excuse I hear time and
again. Oh, the excuse is true enough–true enough, actually to get a lot
of you to give up before you start. It goes like this:
“I’m not qualified to…”
Or the sister excuse: “I’m
just not worthy to…”
Now you can fill in the blank with
whatever you’re telling yourself you can’t do that God’s calling you to–read in
church, sing in the choir, teach Sunday School, minister to women in a shelter,
tutor children, become involved in CASA or another child organization, be a
foster parent, volunteer at your child’s school or your grandchild’s school,
etc. etc. etc.
I have heard this one more than any
other.
“How can I do that? I’m not
qualified.”
“They asked me to read, but I’m just
not good enough.”
“I hope they don’t ask me to lead
that, I just don’t feel qualified.”
Well, it’s time to put an end to
this lie because here’s the truth: God doesn’t call the qualified!
He doesn’t! Have you read the
Bible?
If it’s a book of examples, you’re
in good company.
Look at Moses, out there tending his
sheep as far away from other people as he could get. The bush starts
afire, and God speaks to Moses, telling him to go to Egypt. And what does
Moses do? He starts listing all the reasons he’s not qualified!
He’s got a lisp. He doesn’t speak very well or plainly. Besides he
killed a guy and he’s wanted for murder back in Egypt.
Or let’s take Abraham. What
did he do when God told him his destiny filled with abundance and
children? “I’m old, Lord. And my wife is old too.” Do you hear the
echoes of “I’m not qualified”?
Even Jesus doubted His ability to go
through with the plan in the Garden of Gethsemane. Why do you think He
asked God to “let this cup pass Me by”?
We all feel that. Why?
Because it’s true.
Really.
Think about it.
Are you qualified to
help the God of the Universe do anything? I mean, what kind
of resume would you have to have to even get that job?
St. Paul in his message to the
Ephesians from The Message Bible says it this way:
“When it came to presenting the
Message to people who had no background in God’s way, I was the least qualified
of any of the available Christians. God saw to it that I was equipped, but you
can be sure that it had nothing to do with my natural abilities.”
–Ephesians 3:8
If St. Paul didn’t feel equipped
(qualified), then we certainly won’t. And that’s GOOD NEWS! Because
it means that God isn’t sitting around fretting because you aren’t
qualified. He equips the willing. He doesn’t wait for the
qualified.
So if you don’t feel qualified or
worthy of what He’s calling you to do… rejoice! You’re in very good
company!
Copyright Staci
Stallings, 2012
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by: Staci Stallings
In preparing you for what you will
face as a Sower of Jesus Seed, I must address the one excuse I hear time and
again. Oh, the excuse is true enough–true enough, actually to get a lot
of you to give up before you start. It goes like this:
“I’m not qualified to…”
Or the sister excuse: “I’m
just not worthy to…”
Now you can fill in the blank with
whatever you’re telling yourself you can’t do that God’s calling you to–read in
church, sing in the choir, teach Sunday School, minister to women in a shelter,
tutor children, become involved in CASA or another child organization, be a
foster parent, volunteer at your child’s school or your grandchild’s school,
etc. etc. etc.
I have heard this one more than any
other.
“How can I do that? I’m not
qualified.”
“They asked me to read, but I’m just
not good enough.”
“I hope they don’t ask me to lead
that, I just don’t feel qualified.”
Well, it’s time to put an end to
this lie because here’s the truth: God doesn’t call the qualified!
He doesn’t! Have you read the
Bible?
If it’s a book of examples, you’re
in good company.
Look at Moses, out there tending his
sheep as far away from other people as he could get. The bush starts
afire, and God speaks to Moses, telling him to go to Egypt. And what does
Moses do? He starts listing all the reasons he’s not qualified!
He’s got a lisp. He doesn’t speak very well or plainly. Besides he
killed a guy and he’s wanted for murder back in Egypt.
Or let’s take Abraham. What
did he do when God told him his destiny filled with abundance and
children? “I’m old, Lord. And my wife is old too.” Do you hear the
echoes of “I’m not qualified”?
Even Jesus doubted His ability to go
through with the plan in the Garden of Gethsemane. Why do you think He
asked God to “let this cup pass Me by”?
We all feel that. Why?
Because it’s true.
Really.
Think about it.
Are you qualified to
help the God of the Universe do anything? I mean, what kind
of resume would you have to have to even get that job?
St. Paul in his message to the
Ephesians from The Message Bible says it this way:
“When it came to presenting the
Message to people who had no background in God’s way, I was the least qualified
of any of the available Christians. God saw to it that I was equipped, but you
can be sure that it had nothing to do with my natural abilities.”
–Ephesians 3:8
If St. Paul didn’t feel equipped
(qualified), then we certainly won’t. And that’s GOOD NEWS! Because
it means that God isn’t sitting around fretting because you aren’t
qualified. He equips the willing. He doesn’t wait for the
qualified.
So if you don’t feel qualified or
worthy of what He’s calling you to do… rejoice! You’re in very good
company!
Copyright Staci
Stallings, 2012
Stories of God's Hope and Love Signifying...
Everything!
Connect with Staci on Facebook
Follow Staci on Twitter @StaciStallings
Spirit Light Blog
Ebook Romance Stories
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