What Do You Lack?

Often in my life I have thought about the things I might do if I didn't lack something. Whether it was money, time, or even talent, I have thought if I just had (fill in the blank) I could do this or that. I am sure that many of us have felt a similar feeling. This attitude can creep into the spiritual realm as well.

What if I told you that you and I have everything we need to live a life that pleases God? 2 Peter 1:3-4 says, "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire"(ESV). We make so many excuses that we forget that God is with us and has given ALL that we need to please Him.

Maybe we have the wrong perspective. Maybe your perspective is that you must be sinless to be used of God? Name someone from the Bible who you think was a great person of faith and I will almost guarantee you that they are guilty of sins "greater" than any you may have committed. David was an adulterer. Moses was a murderer. Abraham lied and claimed his wife was his sister. Paul put Christians to death. Peter denied Christ at least three times. You may say that the Bible says, "Therefore be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect." The word for perfect here means to be complete or mature, not a sinless perfection. We let Satan hinder us from serving because he tells us we aren't good enough. God has not called us unto sinless perfection, but He has given us that through Christ. He sees us as perfectly holy. We are called to follow Christ's leading in our life and He will never lead us somewhere He has not been or to do something He cannot do through us. So if you are called to do something you don't think you can do, just remember what you are lacking: nothing.