“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak” (Jeremiah 1:6-7).

Jeremiah tried using the “I’m too young to be used of the Lord” excuse. Have you ever tried this one? Whenever the Lord gives an assignment, He also equips us and enables us to do the assignment. We need to be careful not to rule out an assignment simply because we do think we might not be able to do it. For Sally it was the opportunity to take the Junior High girls’ Sunday school class for two months. She was sure that she would hate it and that she didn’t even like Junior High age girls. She used every excuse she could think of. Finally she gave up and said, “All right, all right. I know this won’t work, but I will try it.” Her wise pastor said, “Don’t do this in your own strength. Pray lots and prepare well. Try it for two months, and if you then don’t think this is your area of service, feel free to let me know.” As you already have guessed, Sally grew to love the girls and the girls told her that they were never going to let her out of the Junior High class. “And to think that I almost missed this because I thought I could never do this. I wonder if this is how Jeremiah felt when God told him that he would be a prophet unto the nations,” Sally admitted to her friends at church. The same may be true of your opportunities as well.

For today: Through the Lord’s help, you can face the assignments He brings to you.