Qualified

Hi Friendly People,
    I'm writing about this passage today because in the church we are so ready to disqualify our brothers and sisters in their place of ministry. I personally have lived this one out, and have watched many good people leave churches because they feel so inadequate and judged. I have many "disqualifying mistakes," but God chooses to make me brave and so I'll serve Him until He Himself disqualifies me.  I challenge you as you read this passage to evaluate your response.  Do you feel justified, qualified, glorified? We look at others lives and qualify them by what we see and believe them to be, but just maybe we are qualifying ourselves. We get downright upset if God chooses to put someone in a position that we think they are not qualified to be in.  When the gift of grace truly touches our lives and we give that grace to others, then we are free from the insecurity of people's opinions. We know how loved we are by God  because of His grace, and that we are called, justified, and chosen. If you aren't comfortable with these passages get with God and talk it out. Then get some prayer too, with a saint.
    
Romans 8
V28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for the good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
V29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren.
V30 and whom He predestined these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. (He does it all for us)
V31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
V33 who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies, Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
V35 who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness,or peril, or sword?

Tribulation- trouble , ordeal, suffering, wretchedness, misfortune, worry, care heartache, torment, pain,etc.
Distress- agony, torture, need, want, acute suffering, trouble and danger.
Persecution- annoy cruelly, pursue continually, oppress, abuse.
Famine- deficiency, lack, scarcity, insufficiency, exhaustion, meagerness, depletion, destitution.
Nakedness- unqualified,, disrobed, bared.
Peril- risk, danger, jeopardy, pitfall, threat, defenselessness, insecurity, uncertainty.
Sword-steel blade.
V37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

   Are you convinced? Can you imagine being able to conquer these things we go through? Can we conquer exhaustion? I recently went to pray at church as we had a lot of people sick and I was especially down that day with some personal stuff.  But as I began to pray, little by little it lifted as I felt God's presence wash over me. Make it a priority to get with God and let Him wash you with the love of His Son. Lilly says "Take a God shower."
                                                  Never give up! Never give in!