Our sufficiency is insufficient!

Came across this going through my journal:

The disciples responded in each situation as we all would respond. We are all great experts on our own limitations. When dealing with God, He invariably seems to direct us to do that which is beyond the limits of our strength, the capacity of our faith, and the sufficiency of our supply.

When He does, we always turn to Him in amazement -- amazement that all-knowing God doesn't seem to know our limitations -- so we tell Him all about how insufficient we are. Remember Moses' "Who am I?"

I think we should finally get the point -- God chose us specifically for our insufficiency! In fact, if we do feel sufficient, He must first show us we're not, before He can use us.

The disciples felt sufficient to cross the lake without Jesus. He sent them on without Him and not a murmur of protest is uttered. They felt sufficient -- they were fishermen. But their sufficiency was sorely tested and found to be insufficient. Even for that which is familiar and for which we are well-experienced, we must learn to remain in His presence. We must learn to go only in His strength even when we have already traveled that path and it is familiar. When we know the lesson, when we know the choruses, when we're comfortable with the program -- even then, we must not go without Him. We must never go in our own sufficiency.

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