Exodus 4:10-12 (KJV) Says, "And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou has spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say."
Judges 6:14-16 (KJV) Says, "And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? And he said unto Him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man."
God has a plan for each of our lives, and he can accomplish all he desires to accomplish through us, if we will surrender our lives to Him. When God created us he gave each of us gifts, and talents to be utilized in service to him. We have various interests and those interests normally coincide with the gifts, and skills that God has blessed us with individually. When God calls us to use these gifts by opening a door for us or nudging us in a certain direction, however, many of us hesitate and remain in place out of fear that we are not worthy or capable of accomplishing what He has called us to do.
Lacking confidence and feeling fearful is not something that is at all new. As you can see from the above passages of scripture taken from Exodus, Moses when called to lead the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt had no confidence in himself. He told the Lord that he was not eloquent, and that he was slow of speech. He all but said Lord you've got the wrong guy. God reminded Moses that he made man's mouth, the dumb, deaf, the seeing, and the blind, and advised him that He would be with his mouth and teach him what he should say.
Another example of God using someone who didn't feel capable of accomplishing the task he was called to accomplish is Gideon. God called Gideon to save Israel from the hand of the Midianites, and Gideon was convinced that the task was to great for him. He told God that his family was poor, and that he was the least of all them in his father's house. The Lord reassured Gideon He would be with him, and that he would have victory over the Midianites as one man.
It seems Moses and Gideon forgot that God created them and that He was well aware of the gifts He had given them, and of what He could accomplish by working through them. This is something we are guilty of as well, when we hesitate to step out in faith to accomplish something God has called us to do. Moses and Gideon were thinking only about what they felt they were able to do in the flesh without considering that with God working through them there was nothing they couldn't do. They could have saved themselves some grief by not focusing on their human abilities, but rather focusing on the faith they had in God and His ability to accomplish anything He desired to accomplish by working through them.
Most if not all of us have been guilty of focusing on ourselves and our human abilities on occasion, when that is a complete waste of time. We fair much better when we put God into the equation and remind ourselves that we can do all things through Him. When we are called by God to do something and we question our ability to do it, we are not questioning our ability, we are questioning God's. We are demonstrating a lack of faith in God, when we hesitate and behave as though we are uncertain as to whether we can accomplish a task He has called us to do. God will not call us to do something and abandon us. He will be with us every step of the way, and He will see to it that the task is a success.
When you feel God is calling you to a task, I urge you to remember that He has a plan for each of us, and that He has equipped us with the gifts, talents, and skills necessary to accomplish all He calls us to do. Remember Moses and Gideon and how the Lord used these least likely individuals to accomplish great things. He used Moses and Gideon and He can use you. Don't think about yourself and what you feel you are humanly capable of, consider what God is capable of accomplishing by working through you. The next time He calls you to a task, step out in faith without excuses, knowing you can trust and rely on Almighty God. He will lead, guide, and direct you, and He will see you through all He has called you to do.
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