You’ve Been Equipped for This
God has gifted you. You have natural talents as well as Spirit-wrought abilities. It’s not that you’re superhuman. It’s that you’re a human in the hands of a supernatural God. To deny your giftings is to doubt the Giver of the gifts.
You Have People
You don’t have to do this alone. God made you for people, and he made a people for you. He calls them the church—an assembly of fellow called out ones who are pursuing the big mission and the love mandate with you. They can help you carry your burdens, offer you accountability and encouragement, and make up for your weaknesses and shortcomings. Maybe you’ve been let down by them in the past, but don’t give up. These are the people, imperfect as they may be, who are made to complement an imperfect you!
You Are Well Resourced
Get this. God has already given you every single resource you will ever have need of on a spiritual, heavenly basis. Just read Paul’s lengthy sentence in Ephesians 1:3-14 and you’ll see the truth repeated that God has blessed us with everything we need and taken care of every resource issue. Further, he has repeatedly assured us that he knows the needs of his children and always comes through to provide for everything that is his will.
God Doesn’t Quit
And finally, God isn’t a quitter. What he starts, he finishes. Paul said, God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns (Philippians 1:6 NLT).
If God has called you to it, he will carry you through it!
I’m convinced that the modern evangelical church suffers from a shortage of courageous, confident leaders. We’ve so emphasized humility that we’ve mistaken confidence for pride. But as God’s children, we get to revel in the fact that our big, powerful heavenly Father is always working in us, around us and through us to accomplish his mind-boggling will for history. And if he is for us, who can possibly be against us?
When you remain dependent and surrendered, you remain an unstoppable force for the Gospel and for good in this world.
Yes, you’ve got this!
