But I don’t want to…
Moses answered, “What if they don’t believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. –Exodus 4:1-2
One day, while Moses was tending sheep, God got his attention through a burning bush. When Moses investigated, God spoke. He called Moses to return to Egypt and lead the effort to free God’s people from captivity.
Moses didn’t want to go.
Moses offered excuses why he shouldn’t be the one to go. “I can’t speak,” Moses said. “They won’t believe me,” he explained. “Please send someone else,” he pleaded.
God told Moses, “Hold out your staff and drop it.” The staff turned into a snake. I find it interesting that God didn’t tell Moses to take some kind of action: He didn’t send him home to make a weapon or out to get supplies or to gather people. Rather, God told Moses to use what he already had: a shepherd’s staff.
Many of us are like Moses. God calls us to do something, and we feel inadequate or ill prepared for what He has for us. We come up with excuses (even some good ones!) and plead with God to send someone else, anyone else.
I can picture God sighing and shaking His head, saying, “I want you to go. I have given you everything you need. Don’t you know by now that in those areas of your life where you feel weak, I am strong? Don’t be afraid. I am with you.”
Certainly, it can be scary to answer God’s call. But, when you feel Him tugging and leading you, you can trust that He won’t give you more than
you can bear. Let Him use you just the way He created you…
Blessings,
Tho
