I felt the Lord calling me into ministry in 2021. It took me a few weeks to call my pastor and say the words out loud. It just didn't make sense to me. My sisters, yes. That was for them. My older sister, Tamara, got saved and went to bible college. Like she got saved for real. My baby sister, Kimberly, heard the call of God as a teenager. She was preaching sermons in her early twenties. Me, complete opposite. My relationship with Christ, from my perspective, was rocky. I never felt like I could measure up to be perfect enough for him to use me. Now, I was saved enough to stay in the background and help them when needed but never to be in the front. I felt my life did not warrant me to be used by God. But the good news is...it wasn't up to me. God calls us and He qualifies us. He makes us fit for what He has called us to do through the power of the Holy Spirit. He intentionally selected me despite my weakness and my incompetence.
You see what I didn't realize, everything I experienced - the good, the bad, and the ugly - was preparing me to walk in the call of ministry. He was qualifying me to share the good news, the Gospel, to others. One thing I can say is through my experiences, I learned to say yes to God. In all things. It not always easy but it is an intentional decision.
I want to encourage you today, everything you experience in life has a purpose. When we have a heart of yes to the Father, He will use those experiences to shape purpose in your life. God sovereignly works all things - even our suffering - for our good. So, it doesn't matter what you may be experiencing today or in the past. It doesn't have to make sense. We don't have the capacity to understand the infinite wisdom of God. He intentionally selected you! Just know that God will use your story for His glory because He is the one who qualifies us. We just have to say yes to Him and He will do the rest.
Have a beautiful day!
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