“I can’t take my pregnant teenager with me.”
Translation: “If my family isn’t perfect, if I am not perfect, then I’m afraid that other people will ultimately see me as a failure.
As Christians, we often feel that we have to “clean up” before we are able to do something extraordinary for God.
Truth is, it’s really less about who we are and more about who He is and what He is able to do through one ordinary, imperfect person that is willing to go.
Besides, if we’re constantly worried about what other people are going to think of us, then we’re probably more focused on pleasing man rather than God.
The unfortunate thing about people pleasers is that they ultimately miss out on tons of really cool stuff that the Lord has in store for them because they’re too busy trying to make other people happy. Instead they wind up making everyone around them miserable because they’re so miserable. We’ll call this the “fear of man” factor, because the Bible says the fear of man proves to be a snare. (Prov 29:25)
Who cares whether I’m perfect or not? If I’ve been called to go into the mission field, isn’t it more important that I’m willing to heed the call – warts and all?
Start being a God pleaser today by relinquishing your need for everyone and everything around you to be perfect- including yourself. Then excuse #7 will no longer matter anymore.
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