“God doesn’t call the qualified; God qualifies the called.”

A thought by Mark Batterson (2011-12-13) from his book Be a Circle Maker: The Solution to 10,000 Problems Kindle Location 255). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

I know some people who didn’t want to take swimming lessons because they didn’t know how to swim. That is the reason why we take swimming lessons so we can learn to swim. The same is true when God calls us to do something for Him. That is where the dependency on Him comes in. If we do it in our own ability then we will get the credit. He wants His power to mold us and qualify us.

I was talking this past Sunday at Forefront Church with Ivan a friend of mine who is a sculptor. I really enjoyed hearing his story and hearing about his dreams. He talked about his first sculpture. His teacher had given him a square piece of Styrofoam and Ivan’s assignment was to create something from that bloc. The teacher saw both the potential in the bloc and the potential in Ivan. Ivan had never done anything like that before but he sat there looking at it until finally he remembered what another artist had said which was to just take away until what is inside appears. So Ivan started working with his thumbs crumbling away the Styroform until a beautiful sculpture appeared.

I think that is a great picture of God. He calls us because He sees a task and He sees the potential within us to do the task. It may take years of preparation but He knows we can do it or He wouldn’t have called us. Just accept His call and His leadership and let Him mold you into the person He sees you can be. Just trust Him and say yes.

So what is He calling you to do?

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