You aren’t disqualified, you are qualified! God already pre approves you. You are an able minister. Maybe you haven’t been told that recently, but you have what it takes to be able to minister in grace and love to the people in your world. Just like anything we do, it does get easier and more comfortable with practice! One of my all time favorite scriptures is in Luke 4:18 where Jesus quotes from the Old Testament, the fulfillment of what He came to do. It starts like this….
the Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me…..
to preach, to heal, to see captives released….etc.
The key factor in those verses is that the Spirit of the Lord is upon you. He is the one who infuses you with strength. He isn’t asking you to be the healer or the dynamic teacher/preacher. He anoints you, and then you are a conduit of His Spirit flowing through you to someone else. That may sound unusual, but in the same way a water hose takes water from the source and delivers it to where it is needed, that’s what we become. A water hose isn’t a very glamorous example, but effective, I hope. A water hose is totally ineffective if it isn’t attached to the water source. While at the same time, if the hose has a lot of holes or leaks, not all of the water will reach the place where it is needed. We want to be the delivery system that reaches the point of need, and that is what God has called us to do. We are here to be a conduit that helps reconcile others to God. So make up your mind today, I will let the Spirit of God flow through me, to those in my world who need something specific from God. I’m saying yes!