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Jeremiah 1:7-9 (nkjv)

But the LORD said to me: Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the LORD. Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth..."


There are no excuses for not obeying God's call on your life. Every single child of God (that's you) has been given a purpose, a destiny and a mandate from their precious Father in heaven. There is something divine and specific for each of us to do and someone unique and beautiful and secure for us to be. And, sometimes when God calls you to do it or be it (whatever "it" may be) it's hard to even imagine yourself in the same vicinity as that "it", let alone actually thinking you could ever possibly accomplish "it."

And that's the releasing, relieving and let-out-a-deep-breath about this conversation between God and the prophet Jeremiah.

When God calls you and sends you, He will perfectly and wholly equip you. And most of the time it's an out-of-your league thing anyway, and in those cases all we have is God - He must pull it off, because there is no way on earth you could do it. God will place His hand over the area or areas of your life where you feel the most inadequate (Jeremiah was too scared to speak and thought he was way too young to accomplish anything), and He will give you all that you need. He called the teenager, Jeremiah, to be a voice to the nations! He gave Jeremiah a mandate to speak to the nations and kingdoms of the world, and little Jeremiah was beside Himself thinking: Lord? I'm a kid and I can barely put two words together!? And when God doesn't relent, we kick and scream and fight and cry, and then our beautiful and sweet God gently covers our mouth, and calms our nerves and fears. We let out that muffled cry (like when someone is covering your mouth trying to calm and rest your arguments and tears), and we give in to His perfect plan and heart for our lives.

When God calls you, follow Him. He will take you there.
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