PEACE WITH YOUR LIMITATIONS
By Pastor Suresh Dass Joseph
josephdass@optusnet.com.au
Dear reader, it is with much joy that we bring you the word of God. We all have limitations, faults, and even weaknesses for which we can feel sorry. Often, we wish we had more of this gift or extra resources, another qualification so that we could do great things. But the good news is that God can use us despite our limitations. In the bible (Luke 1), we read that when the angel announced to Mary that she was going to have a baby, who was to be named Jesus, Mary was afraid and said, “How can this be? I am not even married?”. Finally, Mary said, “Let it be to me according to your word.”
We know we are meant to do great things, but like Mary, we often look at what we don’t have and get stuck. When we look at our limited resources, education, and connections, it is easy to give up on our dreams.
But you must realize that God made you good, and all things, including your strengths and weaknesses, are working for you. Like Mary, you have to agree with what God says about you. And, He can do anything through you. The scriptures tell us nothing is too complicated for God. He is not limited by time, lack, or the enemy.
When God called Moses (Exodus 3) to bring the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt into the promised land of Israel, he felt incapable of taking on the responsibility. He looked at his weaknesses, failures, resources, and connections and said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Egypt?” Again, he said, “What if the people don’t believe me?” Finally, he said, “But I can’t even speak well; who will listen to me?”
Here are 3 things we can learn from God’s encounter with Moses.
1. Your weakness may be your limitation, but it is not God’s limitation. When Moses said he was not qualified to lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt, God said, “I will be with you.” God does not ask you to do something on your strength but, through His strength. All He asks for is your obedience.
2. If you didn’t get a gift or missed out on something, then you don’t need it. Moses said, “I cannot speak too well,” God told him not to be disappointed but to take his brother Aaron with him; he surely could speak well.
3. If you needed that gift, God would have given it to you in the first place. God asked Moses what he had with him. Moses replied, “A rod.” God said, “I will use you with what you have.” Moses depended on God and he led the people out of Egypt with a rod in his hand.
Friends, that is how God works with you. Your limitations are God’s opportunity to do great things through you. And I believe all this is possible through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
God bless you
