EXCUSES!
1 Samuel 17:33
Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
I am too young, I am too old, I am too shy, I am too weak, I am too unprepared and on it goes. These are excuses that are often made to justify not being involved in Christian ministry. It is almost as if some people spend more time and effort searching for excuses than they would have expended actually doing the ministry.
I have been thinking about this since having a conversation recently with one of our subscribers who is blind. I am not sure how many blind folks we have on our list, but there are a number. As we were talking he shared with me about a man who is both deaf and sightless, but he is a pastor. His name is Dr. Francis Casale, who is the pastor of a deaf congregation in California.
There are other believers who have some physical limitation yet devote their limited body to do the work of the Lord. Joni Eareckson Tada is a quadriplegic who has devoted her life to encouraging others with disabilities. She even paints with a brush held in her teeth.
As we consider the days of our life that remain, what are we going to do for the Lord? Are we going to ignore our limitations and move out with confidence that the Lord will use us just as we are to be just what God wants us to be? I pray that we will.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil