The CV Chronicles: Limitations

"And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24


When I read the above verse I often think that it not only applies to those who are financially well off, but those who have other types of riches (social status, intellect, physical beauty etc.).  It has been my experience that these things have a way of blinding us to our desperate need for salvation. How sad is it that so frequently, the people who have the most resources to glorify God with, refuse to acknowledge their creator and take their lives into their own hands.

I've noticed something incredible about the people here at CV. I've have had the distinct pleasure of meeting some amazingly UNselfconscious believers. It's moving to see how gracefully they go about life, seemingly unaware of themselves and entirely focused on God and others. It's truly humbling and inspiring when I think about the fact that essentially 99% of the time I'm thinking about myself. Seriously, I have a blog, how much more narcissistic can you get? The funny thing is, these people have stuff, that from a worldly perspective, should make one self-conscious. But it doesn't. In speaking with them, when asked about why they are the way the are. The answer I have gotten over and over again is "you know Sarah, I just decided one day that I would give this to the Lord and if it was His will for me to be this way, then so be it. I will do the best I can with what I have. What use is there in complaining?"

God has been turning my heart through conversations with these precious Saints. "See my daughter, see how I have chosen to move through the weaknesses of my people. Pay close attention and heed this lesson. "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty." 1 Corinthians 1:27

Meditiating on these truths has caused my heart to become broken and contrite. How frequently do I doubt God's sovereignty when I complain about my perceived flaws and weaknesses. How often do I wish that I was better at XYZ or that certain parts of my personality would magically disappear. What a foolish child I am.

I have learned that, more often than not, God will use what the world calls a weakness in His child to bring about His purposes and His fame. So my brothers and sisters, do not despise your limitations weather they be physical or intellectual. God has purpose in them. Do not hide yourself in shame. Don't waste your life wishing you were another way.