Inadequate

Greetings from Denver, CO! We arrived yesterday and have already learned so much. I'm happy to be here and happy that the Lord has been showing me new things.

One word has been swimming through my mind the entire day: inadequate.

Yup, that sums it up.

This morning, I was just thinking "Wow. Look at all these things I'm in charge of. I've never been to this part of the world. I've never been on an International Summer Project. All these staff people are here and I'm a student. How am I supposed to do this? I can't do it. I'm inadequate."

I've been wrestling with this word/concept all day. And here's the thing: I really am inadequate. But the beauty of it is that God uses people like me to bring the story of redemption and hope to others. Crazy. Humbling. 

We've been told over and over in the past two days that we are going to make mistakes. We are going to make bad decisions. However, that is when God is most glorified. The speaker this morning reminded us of the story in Judges 7: Gideon's Army.

Here's a super brief summary (Audrey's Version). Gideon is leading Israel's army against the Midianites. Gideon has an army of 32,000 men. God tells Gideon that he has too many men...and that if they won the battle, Gideon's army would think it would be because of their own strength. So, Gideon sends 22,000 home and is left with 10,000. Guess what? God still says that's too many....make it 300 men. So, Gideon now has an army of 300 men. The battle rages and God defeats the Midianites with just the 300 men. God uses the inadequate to show his glory. And I'm thankful for it.

God will get so much glory from our team because of how BIG of a commission it is to take the gospel to the nations. 

Thank you for your prayers as we continue to figure out what it will look like to take a team of students to East Asia this summer. How has God been challenging you lately? Where do you feel inadequate? 

How can God use you to change the world for his glory?