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choosing faith

God doesn’t call the qualified

Laurie’s Lesson #006
God Doesn’t Call the Qualified. He Qualifies the Called.

“Choosing Faith. Live with Purpose.”

Have you ever felt unqualified?

Like everyone else has more experience…
More knowledge…
More confidence…
More talent…

And then that little voice whispers:

“Who do you think you are?”
I’ve learned something over the years.

God has never been looking for perfect people.
He’s looking for willing people.

When God called Moses, he felt inadequate.
When God called Gideon, he felt weak.
When God called Esther, she felt afraid.

Again and again throughout Scripture, God chose ordinary people and did extraordinary things through them.

Why?
Because the power was never in the person.

The power was in God.

Sometimes we spend so much time focusing on what we lack that we forget Who is walking with us.

You may not feel ready.
You may not feel qualified.
You may not have all the answers.

But if God has placed something on your heart…
Don’t let fear talk you out of what faith is calling you toward.

The truth is…
Most of us grow into the calling.
We don’t arrive fully prepared.
We take one faithful step at a time.

And somewhere along the journey, we discover that God has been equipping us all along.

❤️ Stop focusing on your limitations.

Start focusing on God’s faithfulness.

Because He has never called anyone without also providing what they need for the journey.

📖 “Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (KJV)

❤️ Today’s Reflection
Is there something God has placed on your heart that you’ve been avoiding because you don’t feel qualified?

🙏 Today’s Prayer
Lord, help me trust You more than I trust my fears. Remind me that You don’t call perfect people—you call willing hearts. Give me courage to take the next step, knowing that You will equip me for everything You’ve called me to do. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

If this encouraged you today, share it with someone who needs the reminder that God can use ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things.

🌸 Laurie’s Lessons
Until tomorrow…
Keep choosing faith. Live with purpose. 💖

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Bloom Where God Has Planted You

Laurie’s Lesson #003
Bloom Where God Has Planted You

Have you ever found yourself wishing you were already in the next season?

I’ve been there.

It’s easy to think…
“I’ll be happy when…”
“I’ll have peace when…”
“I’ll finally live with purpose when…”

But what if we’re overlooking the very place where God is doing His deepest work?

I’ve discovered that purpose isn’t something we arrive at one day.

It’s something we live every single day by being faithful with what’s right in front of us.

The small acts of kindness.
The quiet prayers no one else hears.
The encouraging text.
The handwritten card.
The conversation that reminds someone they aren’t alone.

None of those moments are small in God’s eyes.

Sometimes we’re so focused on the future that we forget God is working in the present.

Faithfulness today prepares us for tomorrow.

Blooming doesn’t happen because everything around us is perfect.
Flowers bloom because they’re connected to the One who gives them life.

No matter what season you’re walking through today, don’t underestimate what God can do through a heart that simply says…

“Lord, here I am. Use me.”

📖 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” — Galatians 6:9 (KJV)

❤️ Today’s Reflection
Where has God planted you today that you’ve been overlooking while waiting for “someday”?

🙏 Today’s Prayer
Jesus, help me to be faithful where You’ve planted me. Open my eyes to the opportunities You place before me today. Teach me to trust that even the smallest acts of obedience matter in Your Kingdom. May my life bloom wherever You choose to plant me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

If this encouraged you today, I’d love to hear from you.
What is one place God has you right now where you can choose to be faithful today?

🌸 Laurie’s Lessons

Until tomorrow…
Keep choosing faith. Live with purpose. 💖

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Waiting is not Wasting

Laurie’s Lesson #002
Waiting Is Not Wasting

“Choosing Faith. Living with Purpose.”

Have you ever felt like your life was on pause?

Like you’re waiting for the next opportunity…
Waiting for an answer…
Waiting for healing…
Waiting for a breakthrough…
Waiting for God to open the next door…

I’ve learned something that has changed the way I look at those seasons.

Waiting is not wasting.

Some of God’s greatest work happens in the quiet seasons when it feels like nothing is changing.

Roots grow before fruit appears.

Character is developed before influence is given.

Faith is strengthened before prayers are answered.

We often pray for God to move us into the next chapter…

While He’s lovingly preparing us to be ready when that chapter arrives.

Looking back over my own life, I can honestly say the seasons I wanted to rush through often became the seasons that shaped me the most.

If you’re in a season of waiting today…

Don’t lose heart.

God is still working.

Even when you can’t see it.

Even when you can’t feel it.

Even when you don’t understand it.

He’s never late.

He’s never absent.

And He never wastes a season.

📖 “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” — Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

❤️ Today’s Reflection:
What if the season you’re trying to leave is actually preparing you for the season you’ve been praying for?

🙏 Today’s Prayer:
Jesus, help me trust You in the waiting. Teach me to see every season as an opportunity to grow closer to You. Strengthen my faith while You prepare my heart for what You have ahead. Help me remember that waiting with You is never wasted. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

If this encouraged you today, I’d love to hear from you.
What are you trusting God for in this season? Let’s encourage one another in the comments. ❤️

🌸 Laurie’s Lessons
Choosing Faith. Living with Purpose.
Until tomorrow… keep choosing faith and living with purpose. 💖

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