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"I'm Too __________!"

           Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. (Isaiah 46:4)

          Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. (I Corinthians 1:26-27)

When God put a calling on your life, He already factored in your stupidity. (unknown but found It's Factored In ... - Pastor Terry Lema's Daily Devotions)

The Footprints Poem (Footprints in the Sand Poem - I Carried You)

Like Terry Lema, I saw the quote about God factoring in our stupidity and it came to mind when I read the verse from Isaiah. Pastor Lema mentioned the I Corinthians passage, but I specifically refused to read beyond that because I don’t want to plagiarize. I also thought of the poem about one set of footprints in the sand, which I’ve given a link for instead of quoting.

God promised Isaiah that when he was old and gray, weak, or in danger, God will take care of him. Since God is who He is, while that promise may not have been made specifically to us, God is still more than likely to fulfill it in our lives. That doesn’t mean that nothing we think bad will ever happen, but we will be sustained, carried, and rescued through it.

God also recognizes that we aren’t wise, influential, or of noble birth, but He chooses us. None of these things changes God. They are not reasons or excuses for God to disqualify us. We’re the ones who hold onto these “failures” and “weaknesses” with a death grip. We’re the ones who say, “I’m too _______!”  And I suspect God says, "Who told you you were too _______?"


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