Qualified?

Thank goodness God doesn't call the qualified.  He qualifies the called,.

I really need to remember that.  And I need to remember that I am the most blessed woman on this planet because I get to...GET TO...work with the greatest group of kids.  I have been at my job now for three years and everyday I get to watch these precious kids grow and change and become who God is creating them to be.  I get to listen to laughter and off the wall comments and share in their joys and struggles.  I get to see that spark and the excitement when a concept clicks and finally makes complete sense.  I get to watch them discover and really find a love for reading. I get to be their librarian and remedial teacher and van driver, and for some I get the honor of being their friend.

I get to.  Am I qualified?  No.  Without His leading, I am not qualified at all.  But He is qualifying me daily.

Thank goodness.

I love my job.  So much so that I intend to continue it.  I pray God blesses the rest of this school year.  I pray that He continues to stoke the fire that burns deep in my heart for Him.  I pray He continually blesses me with the peace and joy that comes from serving in such an amazing environment.

I pray that when these kids look at me, they see Jesus working in me.

I also pray that I am never qualified of my own merit, but that the One who calls me is the One who is doing the qualifying.

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful." -Hebrews 10:23

Amen.