“Good Morning Sunshine! Dig Through Your Doubts To Reach Your Destiny!”

2 Kings 3:10–11 (KJV) ~ “And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him?”

Every day God has been meeting you in a place that you know all too well, the place where God’s instruction feels bigger than your ability, your resources, your experience, or your confidence. The valley in this verse did not just expose their dryness; but it exposed their inadequacy. The kings were experienced leaders, trained warriors, and strategic planners and yet they were unprepared for the kind of problem that they would encounter in the wilderness. The valley demanded faith, not formulas. It demanded obedience, not expertise. It demanded trust, not training.

The king of Israel immediately panicked, assuming the worst, (have you ever done that?)  “The Lord has brought us out here to die!” That’s what feeling unprepared does to you, it magnifies the problem and blames the process. When you feel unprepared, the enemy whispers lies, like you can’t do this. You’re not ready. You don’t have what it takes. You will fail before you begin. But Jehoshaphat responded differently. He refused to panic because he understood something the king of Israel didn’t, feeling unprepared is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign that you need the voice of God more than the strength of yourself.

Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a prophet of the Lord?” He was essentially saying, “I don’tneed more strength, I need more instruction, I don’t need more resources, I need a word from Heaven.” This is what separates those who crumble when they feel unprepared from those who rise, they seek God’s voice, not their own validation. This place is not about your feelings, please put them away! The truth is you will never feel fully prepared for the assignment God gives you. Moses didn’t feel prepared. Gideon didn’t feel prepared. Jeremiah didn’t feel prepared. Esther didn’t feel prepared. Even David stood before Goliath with no armor and no military training. Yet God does His greatest work through the unprepared because unprepared people depend on Him more deeply than those who feel qualified. This place is not about your qualifications, it’s about who qualified you, and that is God!

God waits until the moment when your resources run dry, your strategy runs thin, and your confidence runs low and then He speaks. Why? Because unprepared hearts are teachable hearts. Unprepared hands are surrendering hands. Unprepared spirits are trusting spirits. The ditch-digging wasn’t about their strength, but it was about their willingness to obey even when they didn’t feel able. Notice this, God did not ask them if they felt ready. He simply said, “Make this valley full of ditches.” The instruction came without regard to their emotional readiness, physical fatigue, or strategic planning. This is because readiness in the Kingdom has nothing to do with how you feel, but it has everything to do with your willingness to believe. Readiness is determined by obedience, not confidence. The enemy wants you to believe that inadequacy disqualifies you, but in the Kingdom, inadequacy is a prerequisite for His Glory. Your unpreparedness creates space for God’s strength. Your uncertainty creates space for God’s clarity. Your fear creates space for God’s courage. Your weakness creates space for God’s Power to move. 2 Corinthians 12:9 affirms this, “My strength is made perfect in weakness.” God cannot perfect what you refuse to surrender.

What the kings lacked in resources, God made up for in revelation. What they lacked in water, God made up for in instruction. What they lacked in readiness, God made up for in supernatural intervention. And God is doing something supernatural for you also; you just need to be willing and obedient to His instructions. The water would come from a direction they didn’t expect, proving that God doesn’t need you to be prepared, He needs you to be positioned. So today, if you feel unprepared, you are exactly where God can use you. Lift your shovel. Throw your hands up in surrender. Take the next obedient step. You don’t need all the answers, just alignment. You don’t need all the plans, just openness. You don’t need full readiness, just full surrender. For the God who fills ditches will take your lack and turn it into overflow.

Let’s Pray:

Father, I come to You today acknowledging every place where I feel unprepared. I admit that sometimes Your assignments stretch me beyond my natural limits and call me into places where my experience feels insufficient. Yet I thank You that You do not call me according to my strength, but according to Your sovereignty. Father, help me release the fear of inadequacy. Silence every inner voice that tells me I cannot do what You have asked me to do. Dismantle the lie that I must be fully ready before I obey. Teach me that obedience precedes confidence, and surrender precedes strength. Father, when I feel overwhelmed by what You have placed before me, draw me closer to Your instruction. Make me like Jehoshaphat, quick to seek Your voice and slow to spiral into fear. Let my first instinct be prayer, not panic; listening, not fear; worship, not worry. Father, I surrender every excuse that has kept me from digging. Every doubt. Every hesitation. Every belief that I am not capable enough, wise enough, strong enough, or prepared enough. Let those limitations fall at Your feet. I choose to trust Your calling more than my comfort. Lord, fill the places where I feel empty. Strengthen the areas where I feel weak. Guide the steps where I feel unsure. Remind me that You complete what I lack, You empower what I cannot do, and You equip what You call forth. My unpreparedness is not a hindrance; it is an open door for Your power. Father, give me courage to dig even when I fear inadequacy. Let my obedience be driven by faith, not feelings. Let Your Spirit enable me to step boldly into the assignments You have spoken over me. Make me confident not in myself, but in the God who goes before me. Father, help me trust Your timing and Your strategy. When I feel overwhelmed, remind me Father that the battle is not mine, but Yours. When I feel insufficient, remind me that You are more than enough. When I feel small, remind me that Your strength is perfected in my weakness. Lord, when the water comes, when Your promise manifests, when Your provision flows, let me remember that it wasn’t my readiness that made it possible. It was Your power. Let me give You all the glory for the victory You bring forth in my life. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Nugget: God does not call the prepared, He prepares the called.

Blessings…

Love, Dr. Jean…