The Most Unqualified Of All

But the LORD said to me,

"Do not say

   'I am only a youth,'

for to all to whom I send you,

   you shall go,

and whatever I command you,

   you shall speak.

Do not be afraid of them,

       for I am with you

to deliver you,"

             declares the LORD.

         Jeremiah 1. 7-8

None of us is

     "only a ________."

Because God does not

    see us that way.

But we are God-appointed

 in these positions

 and places for His glory.

Yes, even in this really hard thing.

"I can't do this!" we cry out.

And He responds,

        "Good, because I can."

We have only to be faithful,

not having to be the best,

     but doing our best,

and knowing that

         we don't go alone.

All through the Bible,

God powerfully assigns  

  the most unqualified people

  in extraordinary ways,

that we would know

    it is not in us, but Him.

O LORD,

You have gifted each of us

   in amazing ways,

most of which we are unaware.

Find us faithful, Almighty One,

  in whatever You place

  before us to do and to be.

Help us to know that 

   we are not "only a ____,"

but we are Yours.

We need not be afraid.

Your goodness exceeds

      our imagination

and gets all over everything.