Is That Job Too Big For You?
Written by Erin Richer
A few months ago, my writing instructor kicked me in the teeth with critiques. It was painful to feel, and I’m pretty sure it was equally painful to watch. Still nursing my wounds as I went to bed that night, I found a rejection letter from a publisher in my inbox. Remember that big vision I mentioned in the last post? It involves a lot of writing.
As I laid my beaten head down on my pillow, I groaned, “I feel incapable.”
As soon as the word incapable came out of my mouth, I knew I was right where God wants me to be, and I slipped into sweet sleep. It was no mistake that Romans 4 had been in my Bible study twice that week: “If you're a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don't call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it's something only God can do, and you trust Him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-Him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift.” (Romans 4:4-5 MSG)
In order to do a God-thing, we have to be in it beyond our capabilities.
Otherwise we will be tempted to take the credit. Have you ever been called to do something beyond your training or limits? I would absolutely love to be encouraged by your stories in the comments.
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