Courage…, Anyone?

Do you feel like you’ve been called to do something that is beyond you? Do you have an idea so big you don’t even know where to begin? Well, you are in good company!

The truth is, God will never ask you to do anything that you can easily do all by yourself.

As long as you view your dreams and/or your calling as something *you* must do, you’ll always be overwhelmed; but when you consider that God lives in you and He wants to accomplish certain things through you, it becomes a different prospect altogether.

Have you ever wondered why so many people in the scriptures were told to be courageous and not afraid? Those people weren’t wimps, they were men and women of valor but God knew that what he was asking of them would be daunting for even the bravest of men.

Think about Mary, a teen whose marriage had been arranged and agreed by both families and what God asked of her. Imagine if God had left her to go explain to Joseph and her/his parents why she was suddenly pregnant! But God wouldn’t do that. He took care of the situation by talking to Joseph directly. Moses also once told God, ‘If Your Presence does not go with me, do not carry us up from here!’ (Ex 33:15). It’s the assurance that God was with them that helped them through those tough assignments. That is why we see throughout scripture how God was always quick to reassure His people that He was with them.

The same is still true today – we can do what He calls us to do because He goes with us, working out His plans through us. He may need our hands, feet, money, contacts, even personalities but never forget that the project is His and as long as we allow Him to remain in charge, we can literally do all things.

I don’t know about you but I find that very liberating!

So the next time you start to think: how on earth will I do this? Count it an honor that He has chosen you to be a vessel for His work and boldly step up, knowing that you won’t have to do anything in your own power and all you’ll have to contribute is the courage to let Him do His work through you. God is more than able to accomplish His own work.