Employers tend to hire talented, educated, attractive, personable, self-assured people to represent their company. They want humans with resources. They are not looking for washed-up people who have reached the end of their rope.
However, God is looking for people who are empty, who have reached rock-bottom.
"You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” (Matthew 5:3 MSG)
We imagine that God would prefer talented people. We say things like, “I want to use my talents and resources to bring glory to God.” Just think about how silly that sounds. It’s like a child offering to help with Thanksgiving dinner by baking cookies in her easy-bake oven. Sure, the parent might appreciate the thought behind it and put the cookies out on the table to humor the child. Yet, I doubt that any mom is counting on those cookies to complete the meal.
“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:25 NLT)
It’s easier for God to use those who are lacking resources. They are more likely to be meek and humble. They are moldable, trainable, impressionable. God prefers those who have come to the end of themselves over those who are full of themselves. This is why it’s difficult for a person who is rich in resources to enter God’s sphere of influence.
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