Rodney Garcia

“When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” Luke 9:1-2…

Every parent knows that broken crayons still make beautiful pictures. When a child's favorite crayon snaps in half, they don't throw it away. They keep coloring, sometimes creating even more interesting art because the broken piece fits into spaces the whole crayon couldn't reach. The break doesn't end the crayon's usefulness, it just changes how it's used.

God has a habit of saying no to our excuses, and Moses learned this the hard way. Standing before a burning bush, Moses had just received the biggest assignment of his life. Free an entire nation from slavery. Confront the most powerful ruler on earth. Lead millions of people through a wilderness. Moses immediately started making his list of reasons why he couldn't do it.

God doesn't make mistakes when He picks His team. He needs you to UNLEARN the lie that your struggles disqualify you. What you think makes you the wrong choice actually makes you the perfect choice. The very thing that embarrasses you might be exactly what God wants to use. He looks at your weakness and says, "That's it. That's what I'm looking for."

Remember your heaviest school backpack? Books stacked high. Shoulders aching. Walking home feeling like you might tip over. Now imagine your strongest teacher saying, "Here, let me carry that with you." Not taking it away completely.

Perfect people don't need Jesus. At least, that's what they think. But here's the truth that changes everything: Jesus never called perfect people. He called messy ones. Broken ones. Failed ones. You. Me. People who have nothing to show for but were made qualified.

We've turned discipleship into something we get, not something we give. We take in teaching but don't pass it on. The UNLEARN journey asks: When did we stop sharing what we learn?

Exhausted people don't make good disciples. Yet somehow, we've turned following Jesus into the very thing that wears people out.

Two words changed everything. Jesus stood by the sea and said, "Follow me." That's it. No forms to fill out. No test to pass. Just two simple words that turned fishermen into world-changers. Today we've added so much to these two words. We mean well, but sometimes our additions hide the simple beauty of what Jesus said.