Don’t you find it to be nearly impossible to even begin to think of yourself as a saint? I spend a fair amount of time and energy reading about the lives of those who have been designated as saints by the Church throughout history, and—quite frankly—I do not fit the bill of what it takes to be or to become a saint, and I know a lot of folk who would agree with that and support me on that statement.

One of the most common perceptions and beliefs of those who are called saints is that they neither deserve such an honor, nor have they earned it. A true saint has a great deal of difficulty feeling that such favor would fit them as persons, or correctly be assigned to someone like them—a sinner who deserves nothing of the sort.

A saint is never a saint because of personal talents or skills—no matter how well those are demonstrated throughout one’s life. No one deserves to be called saint. Rather, a saint is one whom God has declared to be a saint because of their own willingness to be a servant of the Lord in any manner he might have chosen.

One great promise for being a saint is that of God’s Kingdom present and always. Daniel speaks of this in 7.18: But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever. As a Spirit-filled believer in Jesus Christ as God I have been promised the Kingdom of God forever; I do will for him to bring me there; he said that he would; I follow and obey him as my Lord; he has received my heart—and it is that that makes me a SAINT! YES!