“Lord, I Can’t Do This”
Read: Exodus 4
Have you ever known what God was asking you to do and still hoped He would ask someone else? Or believed God was able, but doubted He would use you? Maybe you looked at the assignment in front of you and thought that you don’t have what it takes? We've all felt this way at some point in our lives. It's something I wrestle with on a regular basis. Everyone does. But God sees something different than what we see when we look in the mirror in the morning. He sees His plan lived out in and through our lives.
That’s where Exodus 4 meets us. Moses has already encountered God. He has already heard His voice. Yet chapter 4 opens with resistance, not rebellion. Moses says, "What if they don’t believe me?" God doesn’t tell Moses to declare, "God told me", and move on. Instead, He asks a simple question. "What is that in your hand?" Then God turns an ordinary staff into a sign that points back to Himself. Even after multiple confirmations, Moses pushes back again: "I am not eloquent; please send someone else." Moses isn’t questioning God’s power. He’s questioning God’s choice.
We deal with the same emotional dilemma that Moses did on a regular basis. Fear sounds reasonable, delay feels responsible. But the mission has the potential to slow down when we allow this emotional dilemma to give us permission to disobey. Remember, delayed obedience is still disobedience! This is where faith comes into play. We step out in faith and trust that the Lord will sustain us in His plan. He wants us to trust Him, even when we don't know what the outcome will be, or when we don't have all the details. That's faith.
So when you say, "Lord, I can’t do this," you're right, you can't without His help, His wisdom, His provision, His strength.
Have you ever known what God was asking you to do and still hoped He would ask someone else? Or believed God was able, but doubted He would use you? Maybe you looked at the assignment in front of you and thought that you don’t have what it takes? We've all felt this way at some point in our lives. It's something I wrestle with on a regular basis. Everyone does. But God sees something different than what we see when we look in the mirror in the morning. He sees His plan lived out in and through our lives.
That’s where Exodus 4 meets us. Moses has already encountered God. He has already heard His voice. Yet chapter 4 opens with resistance, not rebellion. Moses says, "What if they don’t believe me?" God doesn’t tell Moses to declare, "God told me", and move on. Instead, He asks a simple question. "What is that in your hand?" Then God turns an ordinary staff into a sign that points back to Himself. Even after multiple confirmations, Moses pushes back again: "I am not eloquent; please send someone else." Moses isn’t questioning God’s power. He’s questioning God’s choice.
We deal with the same emotional dilemma that Moses did on a regular basis. Fear sounds reasonable, delay feels responsible. But the mission has the potential to slow down when we allow this emotional dilemma to give us permission to disobey. Remember, delayed obedience is still disobedience! This is where faith comes into play. We step out in faith and trust that the Lord will sustain us in His plan. He wants us to trust Him, even when we don't know what the outcome will be, or when we don't have all the details. That's faith.
So when you say, "Lord, I can’t do this," you're right, you can't without His help, His wisdom, His provision, His strength.
Where do you need to trust God’s presence instead of your own ability?
Is there an area where obedience has been delayed?
Remember what He tells Moses, "I will be with you." That is the promise of Exodus 4. Not confidence in ourselves, but obedience rooted in God’s presence. He's not going to ask you to do something, go somewhere, or talk to someone and leave you alone. He is with you. Take a step of faith today. Trust Him with what's in front of you, and see what He will do with your "yes"!
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