✝️Me? Are You Sure, Lord?

Good morning, my brothers! Most men don’t ignore God’s calling because they don’t care. They hesitate because they feel unqualified. If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t do this, Lord”, you’re not alone. Scripture tells a different story than the one fear keeps repeating. Let’s go!

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The Call

Have you ever felt completely unqualified for something God asked you to do?

I have. In fact, this very newsletter is something I felt wildly unqualified to write.

I still remember a quiet summer morning in 2024. I was sitting with my Bible open, journaling through what God had been teaching me. Not in a dramatic way, but with a clarity I could not ignore, I sensed the Lord speaking to me.

“Will, I want you to share with other men what I have taught you through your struggles, through the consequences of your sin, through your successes, and through your failures. I want you to share what I have restored in you and what I will continue to show you as you walk with Me.”

At first, I thought I knew exactly what He meant. Before COVID, I had traveled and spoken regularly to both secular audiences and Christian groups. Speaking made sense. It felt familiar. It felt safe.

“Alright, Lord,” I responded. “I’m ready to speak again. Show me how to get back out there.”

That was not the assignment.

“No, Will. I want you to write.”

Everything in me resisted. Writing was not my strength. I did not enjoy it. It was really hard for me to do. Speak? Easy. Write? Painful.

Surely, there were men far more articulate, far more disciplined, and far more qualified.

“Lord, are You sure You have the right guy?”

His response cut straight through my excuses.

“That is exactly why I want you. I do not need you to be the writer. I need you to be the vessel.”

That moment changed how I understood calling. God was not asking me to bring my qualifications. He was asking me to bring my obedience.

Fear Disguised as Humility

If we are honest, this is where many of us get stuck. God invites us into something that feels bigger than us, and our first response is not faith. It is fear disguised as humility.

That is not new.

When God called Moses in Exodus 3, He revealed His name, His power, and His plan. And Moses responded with a question that sounds painfully familiar:

Moses did not question God’s existence. He questioned his own adequacy.

He knew his history. He knew his failures. He knew his limitations. He knew he was not eloquent, not confident, not impressive by worldly standards. From Moses’ perspective, God had chosen the wrong man.

His Presence > Our Doubt

But God never answered Moses by listing Moses’ strengths.

Instead, God answered with His presence.

“I will be with you.”

That is the pattern we see in Scripture. God does not argue with our doubts or self-assessments. He replaces them with Himself.

Jeremiah experienced the same tension. When God called him to be a prophet, Jeremiah immediately objected. He felt too young, too inexperienced, too unprepared.

Yet God declared something true long before Jeremiah ever doubted himself.

Calling Before Confidence

Jeremiah’s calling did not begin when he felt ready. It began before he existed and only required his obedient trust.

This truth confronts you and me, too. If God knew us before we were formed, then He also knew our weaknesses, our fears, our sin, and our limitations. None of them surprised Him. None of them disqualified us.

We disqualify ourselves when we confuse calling with competence.

God does not call us because we are strong or good or talented. He calls us so that His strength can be made visible through us.

Paul understood this when he wrote, “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10).

Weakness is not an obstacle to God’s work. It is often the stage upon which His power is displayed.

That is why Paul could also say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). This was not motivational self-talk. It was surrendered confidence. Paul knew exactly where his strength came from, and it was not himself.

The Question Every Man Must Answer

So let me ask you directly.

What is your giant?

What is the assignment God keeps placing in front of you that you keep stepping around?

Is it leading your family spiritually when you feel inconsistent in your own walk?

Is it reconciling a broken relationship that feels too far gone?

Is it stepping into leadership, mentoring another man, or finally addressing a pattern of sin you have been managing instead of killing?

Is it starting something that feels beyond your ability, or ending something that feels too costly?

The enemy loves to whisper the same lie he has always used. You are not enough. You are not ready. You are not qualified.

God does not deny that on our own, we are not enough. He simply refuses to leave us on our own.

God Still Qualifies the Called

The question is not whether you feel qualified. The question is whether you are willing to trust the One who calls, and then walk forward obediently and confidently.

God is still asking men to step forward, not because they are impressive, but because they are available.

He is still qualifying the called, one obedient man at a time.

Reflection and Action for This Week

1. Which of the seven areas of God’s revealed will (holiness, surrender, worship, love, sacrifice, evangelism, faithful work) feels most intimidating right now? Why does it feel beyond your ability?

2. What is one specific step of obedience God is asking you to take that you have been delaying because you feel unqualified?

3. Where are you relying on your limitations instead of trusting God’s presence and power to work through you?

4. Who could you invite into accountability to pray with you and walk alongside you as you step into what God is calling you to do?

5. How can you intentionally choose obedience this week in one area where fear has been louder than faith?

-Will