Have you ever wished you were a superhero? That you had a super power? Children are the only people on earth with superhero dreams, right? Maybe and maybe not. Today I wished I was a superhero, I wished I could take away the pain of those who are always struggling; I wish I could make everything right in Syria; I wish I could save all the women trapped in abusive relationships; I wish I could rescue all the girls trapped in human trafficking. I wish I could live a life that forgets about me and focuses more on others.

Superheroes always put other people’s agenda before theirs.

Soon enough, I realized that I can’t become a superhero; but that doesn’t mean that you and I don’t have a super power! Which one you might ask? The most awesome power ever, which is the spirit of God. “The spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you.” Romans 8:11 But why do we want to be superheroes? Why do we seek to be the ones that make everything right? Why do we want to be everybody’s “savior”? Perhaps, is it be because as humans we always seek to be praised and respected? Aren’t superheroes praised and respected and doesn’t everybody look up to them? But what if we came to the realization that man’s praise doesn’t always align with God’s praise? “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10

God is looking for those who are powerless and who have nothing to offer.

Recently, I felt so powerless that I didn’t want to do anything, I just wanted to stay in bed. I felt like I didn’t have any strength to do anything. And then God showed me Matthew 5:3 (Don’t you love when God brings up a verse that perfectly relates to the things you are going through? Isn’t that the greatest love of all, that we are always loved no matter what?) Matthew 5:3 says “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This verse rocked my world like never before. This is how I translate Matthew 5:3, if you are poor in spirit, you are welcome in heaven. This gave me strength to just be okay with feeling poor in spirit. “If I have no strength of will and a nature without worth or excellence, then Jesus says to me, “Blessed are you, because it is through your poverty that you can enter My kingdom.” ~Oswald Chambers.

If we had enough strength to accomplish whatever we had to accomplish, would we lean on God as much as we do when we feel like we have nothing to offer? Couldn’t we be so prideful because we are doing everything in our strength and we don’t need anybody’s help? The thing is God wants His glory always on display. He wants people that will lean on Him so that they don’t brag about how strong they are. 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 says “But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

If you think God is going to use you because you are wise, that’s never going to happen. He is always looking for those He can exalt, not those who exalt themselves. “One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.” Proverbs 29:23

God, I pray for humility, Jesus Christ’s humility. Philippians 2:3-11

Look at everybody God used, they never believed that they had anything to offer. Remember when God sent Moses to Pharaoh? And Moses gives all these excuses, and one being that he was slow of speech and tongue. But God replies, “Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” Exodus 4:11

“Our strength” is what hinders God’s ability to work in our lives. Your sin never stops God from working in your life, it is simply your strength that hinders Him. 

We cry out, God I can’t do this. And in His calming voice He says: “Don’t worry, I can”.

Praise be to God. Only God alone.

It breaks my heart to read what Moses says after that. He says, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.” Exodus 4:13 Are you serious? God says, okay look, it doesn’t matter that you think that you can not do it, I will be your mouth but still Moses doubts. “Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses…” Exodus 4:14 Another thing that breaks my heart is that in one way or another, I have done the same. God says, do this and I say I can’t. When God tells me to do something, it is because He knows He is going to be by my side as always, and that He will help me. He always insists, Gisele, don’t worry I can. Still, I manage to have excuses. God, I pray for a child’s like faith. If you say move, I want to move without making any excuses.

But God is still faithful. He sends Aaron to speak on Moses’ behalf. God specializes in weaknesses, I don’t know why we always forget that.

God despised the Pharisees because they thought they knew everything. They thought they were self-sufficient, so they rejected Jesus thinking they didn’t need a Savior. Whenever we think we are self-sufficient, we step into a dangerous territory– a territory that God despises. Matthew 23 is about the woes to the scribes and pharisees. Another problem of wanting to be a superhero is craving to be influencers. And I don’t think there is anything wrong with wanting to influence people to make good decisions. But if my number one goal is to be an influencer, I lose sight of what matters most: Simply having a relationship with God. And the problem of being driven by anything else besides serving God is, when I’m not “influencing” people as I think I should, I give up. And if my goal is only to influence people, I’m serving God for the wrong reason. I’m serving Him to feed my ego- being an influencer to many people. “Who are the people who have influenced us most? Certainly not the ones who thought they did, but those who did not have even the slightest idea that they were influencing us. In the Christian life, godly influence is never conscious of itself. If we are conscious of our influence, it ceases to have the genuine loveliness which is the characteristic of the touch of Jesus.” Oswald Chambers.

Let’s serve God for who He is, not for what He can do for us.

Do I still want to be a superhero? Not really. I serve a superhero so I don’t need to be one, which is a liberating truth to realize. I may not be able to care for all the orphans in the world, or be able to feed all the hungry people in the world; but I know that wherever God is miraculous things happen. I know that He will continue to use all of us who are weak to display His glory. One thing I know for sure is, I will always let my superhero fight my battles. And when He says go, I pray that I always have the faith and the boldness to go. The boldness that comes with the Holy spirit. “Get to the end of yourself where you can do nothing, but where He does everything.” ~ Oswald Chambers Amen!

Dear heavenly father, I pray that we always count on your sufficiency not our own strength. God, please, please, purify our hearts so that we can only seek to serve You. Yes, sometimes we will feel like we can’t go on, but please remind us that You will always be our strength. God, please, please, keep us all in the shadow of Your wings. Give us Your wisdom, and the kind of peace that only comes from You. It’s a delight and a joy to follow You, Lord. We are thankful for Your faithfulness and Your amazing and unending love. In the precious name of Jesus, I pray. Amen!