Exodus 4:10 – 12
“Moses said to the Lord, ‘O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.’ The Lord said to him, ‘Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
As I was reading this passage this morning I was struck by my similarity to Moses. When God calls me to do something in obedience to Him, I so often come up with excuses of why I am not the right person for the job. I point out my weaknesses to Him or “draw His attention” to how others I know would be such a better choice to carry out His plan. But, God says to me, “I know who you are, Angie. I created you! Remember? I gave you those parts of your personality, those character traits, that unique mix of abilities. You are the one I have called for THIS job. And, like Moses, I so often continue to drag my feet in obedience, coming up with more excuses or re-hashing the same ones over and over again. Then, God says to me as He did to Moses, “Now go!!!!” It is so reassuring to know that God not only calls me to follow Him in obedience, He created me for the purpose of being obedient to Him and He will be there with me helping me and teaching me how to follow Him in complete surrender!
i am truly blessed by this. thank you for posting.