God Entrusts

Throughout my years of club volleyball, I was at times the Team Captain. Undeniably, it’s an integral, heightened role on the team. Unsure of myself and abilities, I felt an enormous amount of pressure and fear of failure whenever I was given the special role.

Think about it: you’re hand-chosen by the coach, who entrusts leadership, wisdom and direction to you as you and your team step onto the court. Not only do you have a responsibility to your coach, but you also have a responsibility to your team--to not let them down. It’s a big responsibility for an athlete to handle. But here’s some wisdom I’ve learned over the years--you wouldn’t have been chosen if your coach didn’t think you could do it.

The same is true with the mission God calls us to do. Did you know that God, Who created everything on His own, entrusts us—you and me—with the greatest mission ever? He entrusts us with what I like to call Kingdom work. He calls us to be stewards of the faith—people who will share the love of Jesus Christ and the truth of His Word with others.

Feel intimidated? Me too. But then I remember this wisdom—God, the Creator of you and me, would not entrust such a mission to us if he did not know we could do it.

So go forward today, competing on your field of play, embracing God’s mission. Trust His trust. Have confidence in His plan. He will not let you down.