Disqualified?

I've been working on writing a book based on the simple truth that God Calls His people. First He calls us to Faith and then He calls us to specific good works that He created beforehand for us in Christ, that we should walk in them.

Being a rookie book writer I'm learning how difficult this writing gig is. One of the things I'm currently in the throughs of learning is that some parts of the book write themselves, and others take profound amounts of effort on my part. The portions that come easiest for me are the areas I'm most experienced in and knowledgable about. The more difficult chapters are either completely foreign to me, or (as is more often the case) on a topic I struggle with perpetually.

The later reason is currently my challenge. Case in point: One of the the main themes of the book is that we Christians tend to buy into the lie that we can be disqualified to serve God because of our sin. Taken out of ministry because we lack love, get angry, back-slide and wallow in depression at times. We fear we've blown it one too many times to be good enough to be used by God. But our perfection is not the pre-requisite for God to use us, our redemption is. God has redeemed our fallen lives. And our redeemed lives are the means by which He continues to call people to Himself today.

God will not take me out of ministry in my home and with my children, because I've been short on patience and long on selfishness. God has qualified me based on His perfection, not mine. He graciously, daily, hour to hour and moment to moment, is working to transform me into His image as I stay His, stay surrendered, stay repentant, stay available to serving Him in our family and even to the ends of the earth.

Here is my dear husband, just another saved sinner like me, pressing on because God has qualified Him!