Are You Qualified to Give Other People Hope?

 Sometimes the challenge in trying to give hope to others is made difficult by your own thoughts. Insecurity and doubt makes it difficult to see how much help you could give to someone else. Then the glaring question pops into your head that hinders a lot of us. Who am I to give hope to others?

I, like you, question my merit in God’s work. How can I spread hope when I am so weak myself? What do I have to offer to the world that can help? If they know how much I have done wrong in the past, will they hear what I have to say?

These are the questions that hinder me occasionally. Maybe you have similar thoughts too. I think they are probably common to most of us. But God didn’t give you those thoughts. He thinks more of you than that.

Psalms 139:14 I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

An Early Example of Insecurity

These are the questions that hinder me occasionally. Maybe you have similar thoughts too. I think they are probably common to most of us. But God didn’t give you those thoughts. He thinks more of you than that.

Perhaps you have heard of a man called Moses. In the book of Exodus we are told that God called on Moses to go into Egypt and petition Pharaoh to release the children of Israel.

Moses replied like many of us would. He let self-doubt rule his thoughts and made up excuses as to why he could not do what God asked him to. The trip to Egypt was something that Moses just didn’t feel qualified to make.

Are You Sure You Have The Right Person?

The first response Moses submitted to the Lord was “Who Am I ?” Have you ever felt led to do something and then asked that same question? Moses then assumed to know everyone else’s mind and told God the people would not believe that He had sent him. Finally, Moses tried to get out of it because he felt he was not an eloquent speaker.

When Moses asked God who he was to do this thing, God simply replied that He would be with him. Then He answered Moses about his concern of the people not believing he was sent by God. He gave him a rod that turned to a serpent as proof that someone of great power had sent him. As to the question of Moses’ speech, the Lord sent his brother, Aaron, to talk for him.

God Does Not Call The Wrong Person

God was the one who created Moses. He knew everything about him. All of the excuses that Moses had to not go to Egypt were answered by the Lord. History has shown that Moses was the right choice for the job. God knew it all along.

Perhaps you feel led to do a wonderful work for the Lord. Whatever the calling, and you know what it is, I believe that we were all created to give God glory. Moses went on to do the work that he was called to do. The children of Israel found their freedom as a result.

What if there is someone in spiritual bondage today waiting on you to do what God has asked? Will you be like Moses and ask “Who am I”? I want you to realize today that we are all imperfect people. God does not call the perfect to help. He does not have the wrong person. Do what God bids you today, and He will give you all you need to do it. Then we will all receive a blessing.

Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.

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Twelve Commandments for Seniors

12 Commandments for Seniors

1. Talk to Yourself. There are times that you need expert advice.
   
   
2. In Style are your clothes that still fit.
   
   
3. You don't need anger management. You need people to stop making you mad.
   
   
4. Your people skills are just fine. It's your tolerance for idiots that needs work
   
   
5. The biggest lie you tell yourself is that I don't need to write that down. I'll remember it.
   
   
6. On time is when you get there.
   
   
7. Even Duct Tape can't fix stupid. But it sure does muffle the sound.
   
   
8. It would be wonderful if we could put ourselves in the dryer for 10 minutes. We would come out wrinkle free and three sizes smaller.
   
   
9. Lately, you've noticed that people your own age are so much older than you.
   
   
10. Growing old should have taken longer.
    
    
11. Aging has slowed you down, but it hasn't shut you up.
    
    
12. You still haven't learned to act your age and you hope you never do.
    
    And one more...
    
    "One for the Road" means going to the bathroom
    before you leave the house.

In The Shelter of His Wings

 

I have been blessed all of my days to have a roof over my head. In the winter I have been warm, and in the summer I have found shade. There has always been walls to stop the winds and a dry place to sleep.

I am thankful for all of the blessings God has bestowed on my physical man. I have never been without. But this isn’t enough.

There is a spiritual side of me, and all humans, that need shelter as well. We may try from time to time to ignore this need but it is always present. My soul longs for santuary, even as my flesh abides in comfort.

Turmoil Is Nothing New

The world today is in a sad state. The truth is that it always has been. Mankind has always been plagued with trouble. Our souls have always needed help.

The Lord delivered the chidren of Israel from Egyptian slavery. He had something better in store for them. But, because of sin, it would be a long journey to get to Canaan, and all of the blessings that God had for them.

Moses, before his death, sang a song to remind the children of Israel just how much God had done for them. They had forgotten just how much protection the Lord had blessed them with. I sometimes forget about the spiritual shelter God provides for me.

Deut 32:10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: 12 So the Lord alone did lead him…

Looking For Refuge In The Wrong Places

I am no different than the Old Testament children of God. How often I have turned a blind eye to the protection and solace that can be found in walking with God.

Society today is flesh driven. I believe it always has been. Oh, the pain we suffer seeking cover in the things of this world. Oh, the joy that we could have if we trust in God to safegaurd our soul.

Now, more than ever, you and I need to seek God’s ways. We cannot make it without him.

Col 3:2 Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth.

The Older I Get, The More Shelter I Need

When I was younger I used to think that life would get easier as I went. All my troubles would be solved with time. Boy was I wrong.

I realize now that, with age, I need God now more than ever. I used to look at the old saints of God and think they had it all figured out. It would be easier to fight off this flesh when I got to that point.

The truth is that through the years I have became much more aware of my weaknesses. I have come to understand just how much I need the Lord in every part of my life.

There will never be a point on this side of death that I do not need the wings of God covering my life. No matter how close I think I am walking with Him, or how much knowledge that I presume I have aquired, I will still need His hand of providence over me.

Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of thy eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

I Will Be Covered, Through Death and In Eternity

The most wonderful thing about choosing to dwell under God’s wings, through Jesus, is that it does not end at the grave. Paul had it right when he told the Corinthians that he would be miserable if his hope in Christ was only for this life.

I am trusting in the covering of Christ’s wings, and especially His blood, to carry me on to dwell with Him. This will be for eternity.

Psalm 61:4 I will abide in thy tabernacle forever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings.

Jesus Desires That All Will Come To Trust Him

This shelter that I rest in is available to whosoever will. It is offered through the sacrifice that Jesus made when He gave his life on a cruel cross for all of mankind.

Throughout time people have shunned the opportunity to live in the refuge that Jesus made available. Even His own people refused this gift.

If you are a Christian, I hope this post reminded you that you have shelter in Jesus. Remember that you are kept in His hand and none can pluck you from it. If you are not saved, I pray that you do not turn away the only hope for eternity that mankind has ever been given.

Luke 13:34 Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

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