On the other end of the spectrum are those who have never believed that it was possible for God to use them in a mighty way. You have had moments when you have daydreamed about such things. But, you never felt that this was something God would be willing to use you in.

This sounds a lot like James and John. It was an exciting moment when Jesus came and asked them to follow Him. Who would have thought that Jesus would want them to be a part of His ministry. They weren’t aggressive like Peter. They weren’t able to speak up when Jesus asked questions. But, they had a deep desire to be mightily used of God.

Mat 20:20-23 (NIV) Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of Him. “What is it you want?” He asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right and the other at Your left in Your kingdom.”

“You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from My cup, but to sit at My right or left is not for Me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by My Father.”

Not very many of us would let our mother ask our boss to promote us. Very few bosses would see us as being worthy of further employment, if our mother came to represent us. We have to have some major insecurities to feel the need for having our mother say what we should be saying ourselves. Our boss might hire our mother after this; but, we would probably be viewed as being inadequate for the job.