God doesn't call the equipped...

Our present circumstances always seem to have a way to help us forget the truth of what is at work in us. My campus minister Heather told me a quote one day and I will never forget it. She said, "God does not called the equipped, but He equips the called." This statement was so profound to me when I first heard it. As a matter of fact, it still has as much affect on me now.

God will not call us to act in our comfort zones. If you are comfortable where you are, you will not be depending on God’s strength, but on your own. Many times in order to show that He indeed is in charge, God will call you out of your comfort zone. How can God show His strength when you feel like you are in control? Look at the example of Moses. Moses was comfortable working for his Father in law. However, God wanted to use him in a mightier way and so called him out of his comfort zone. It is not in his own strength that Moses performed those miracles. It is only because God chose to work through Moses. Moses did not have a say in the matter. If it was up to Moses, Aaron would have been in charge or he would have still been shepherding sheep, not God’s people.

God wants to use us. However, he has to put us in a position where we can be used by Him. His heart for us is unimaginably huge. He wants us to be made whole. He wants us to live like we’re loved. The revelation of God’s love for you is imperative to your well-being. God doesn’t want us to limp into heaven. God wants us to experience eternal life here on earth. John 17:3 says, “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” Eternal life starts when we accept Jesus Christ into our hearts. We just choose to live like we are unloved. If we live like we are loved, prosperity and joy will run rampant in Christians today instead of an increasing suicide rate, depression rate, divorce rate, etc.

Daily, God extends to us an invitation. He invites us to walk in Him. He asks us to trust Him and do what He says for us to do. We have to make a choice to accept this invitation. Love would not be true love if the other person was being forced into it. People get caught up in thinking, "If God knows we're going to mess up, why would He even make us?" He made us because He loves us. He loves us because He made us. Then, He gave us the choice to choose to love Him back. If I threatened your life to love me, it wouldn’t be real. However, when you make the decision to love me, it gains meaning. It takes on the qualities of I Corinthians 13. It becomes patient, kind, trusting, never boasting, always persevering, etc. That’s why God extends an invitation to us, so we choose to love Him and trust Him.

Your reality is not your finality. Your present circumstances only present you with the opportunity to trust God's sovereignty and ultimately His love that surpasses all understanding.