This morning in prayer I was thinking a lot about where I am in life.

I know I have been called to ministry, but what did that mean?

So often I look for understanding, and when I don’t have all the answers I make excuses…. like Moses.

Have you ever thought about why God gave Moses his brother Aaron? I was thinking about that today.

Exodus 4:10, Moses makes not his first, but third excuse:

“10 But Moses pleaded with the LORD, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”

This was the third time he told God that he couldn’t do it. To which God replied in the next verse:

11 Then the LORD asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the LORD?12 Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

Now from here, you would think Moses would just say, “yep God, You’re right. Let’s do this thing.” But no, He rebutted again!! At this point, trying to work with him, God tells him to get his brother Aaron. God was so bent on using Moses that even in his stubbornness he made a way, even though it meant speaking through another person.

How many times am I like moses, making excuses for why He can’t move in my life?

I have decided that as awesome as he was, I do not want to be like Moses. I want to be the guy that says, ” Lord, You know I am not good with words, but I also know you are God, and I trust you to speak for me.”

That is the message God has been speaking to me….

” I will give you a voice. Trust me.”

I want to encourage you to not be like Moses. To let go of your excuses and accept the things God is calling you to do. Imagine what might have happened if Moses had accepted the call, and not made excuses? God still used him to do INCREDIBLE things. So there is the silver lining. Maybe you have made a lot of excuses in your life, but God wants to use you so much so, that he will bring people into your life to help you where your faith is weak, like speaking was for moses.

In the end, He will use you. Whether you make excuses for years, or accept the call He has placed on your life today. The reason I say don’t be like Moses, is so that you can get on with what God has for you. It is so much better that way.