unqualified…
It seems like no matter how much experience I get or how much education I have under my belt, I still feel unqualified to make a major difference in this world or even in my own little world. Ya know, like your never quite good enough! It is a feeling I think even the most secure people feel because it is a human feeling. It is somewhat realistic, but somewhat not for the believer in Christ. What I mean by this is that reality proves to us over and over that we as human always fall short, always struggle with weaknesses, and are continuously in need. No matter how smart we are, we don’t feel smart enough. No matter how talented we are, we don’t feel feel talented enough, and no matter how strong we feel, we don’t feel quite strong enough.
Perhaps you are in school or searching for a job, or are in a job you don’t like that much and you feel unqualified to do what you really want to do. I am about to finish my Masters degree and have no clue what will open up for me. I have to admit that I feel unqualified to do what I really want to do and perhaps I am. The one thing that I always fall back on is God and His sovereignty (his ability to make things work out for the good). I realize that I can do nothing that great apart from God and without His hand upon my life; I will go no where of any value to myself or others.
The thought that I rely on is that God is qualified to do anything and all things and He lives within me through Jesus Christ. If I live for Him, I know he will open up doors in my life that I am totally unqualified for. Do you know that I earned a BA without ever taking the SAT exam before college? Do you know that I am almost done with graduate school and I never took the GRE. Do you know that I have taught full time as a teacher in both Colorado and Pennsylvania without ever earning my teaching credentials.
The last thing I am trying to do is show off! If anything, I am bragging on God to take the “unqualified” and qualify them. Why? Because Christians have clout on this earth just as movie stars have clout to get into “celebrity only” clubs. Why do Christians have clout? Because they are children of God and God is the King of both heaven and earth and His children are royalty. Perhaps you feel like you are the last person in the world that has any sort of clout and maybe you are right; but, if you live for Jesus, He will give you great favor in this world!
There is absolutely no reason why I should have had any success in this world! I was a slacker in High School and cared little about my educational or professional future. I know that it has been God that has opened doors for me that were right and closed doors for me that were wrong. I know that it has been Jesus picking up the slack for me when I fall short of what is expected of me.
I am not advocating laziness! Quite the contrary; I am saying, try your best to live for Jesus and do well and fight for the things you want in life; but, when you fall short (and you will) trust that it is not you, but He that lives within you that makes you not only qualified, but a royal child of the King of Kings!
