Uncertain Darkness 5

God has prepared good things for our future and will not fail to continue to work the good things He has begun in our lives (Phil. 1:6). At times, we can be tempted to believe that we are too old or too young for the lessons we have learned in life to have much meaning or impact for the Kingdom of God. we can be tempted to think that If we could find someone younger to teach our wisdom to, they would be able to have an impact. Or, if we could find someone with more experience than us, they would be able to make something out of what God has shown us. But God doesn’t want our hope to be in someone else’s future. God wants our hope to be in Him and the future He has for us. When we live each moment in the purposeful direction of the kingdom, we will have a powerful impact on the world. 

You are never too old, too young or too anything for God.

The enemy wants us to believe that God is able to use anyone other than us because we have too many faults. But God has a purpose and future for every one of His children. God can use us because He is God, not because we are great. It is easy to get sucked into the false belief that our ability to do ministry for the kingdom of God  is about us, and we aren’t good enough for God’s ministry. The thing is that the second part of that statement is in fact true. The only One who is good enough to do the quality control standard or ministry in the kingdom of God is God. It is the first premise that is false and leads to a static life of fruitlessness. Our ability to do ministry for the kingdom of God does not come from our own strength, which is why it is impossible to do anything without God (John 15). 

Serving God is not something you do on your own for extra credit. Serving God is something He does in you as a necessary part of sanctification and discipleship.

Growing in our faith is not an option; it is part of the package. The pathway that Jesus calls us to  and that He demonstrated for us (Luke 2:52; Matthew 20:28) is the path of service. Serving God and serving others is what God commands us to do. If God thought He was able to use us when He called us, we should probably trust His decision making abilities above our own.