But Moses replied to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent-either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant-because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.”
The LORD said to him, “Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now go! I will help you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”     Exodus 4:10-13 HCSB

Moses himself had cried out to God to save his people from slavery in Egypt.  He just didn’t count on him being the one to be called to do it.

Have you ever felt that God was calling you to do something?  Have you ever wondered how you know that it is God calling you to do it?  When you are in a close relationship with your Lord and Savior and He calls on you to do something, you know. Unfortunately, He often calls us to do things that are outside our comfort zone. He may even call us to do things we believe we are incapable of doing.

I have learned that in all things, I am powerless.  However, I have also learned that with God’s strength, I am unstoppable.  You see, God will equip us to do whatever He calls us to do.  And trust me, no matter how pretty or handsome you are, God never calls us to just sit on our rears and be pretty or handsome.  He has a job for each and every one of us.  Just as Moses was saved from death when he was an infant, God has brought us to where we are for a purpose.

So, if you are new to Christianity and you are just finding your way, know that God has a purpose for you.  If you are suffering in your life, turn to God.  If you are in bondage to sin, He can release you just as He did the Israelites.  He has a purpose for you.  God can make our mess into our message.  Use what God has given you to serve Him.  Know that whatever He has not given you, if needed to serve Him, he will supply it.

Another way to know that God is calling you to do something is that gentle nudging you get from Him when you are resistant.  When I was called to do this blog, I kept making excuses and procrastinating.  Everything I saw when I opened my email or went on the internet was something about blogging and how to do it.  When I ran into an old friend who builds websites and told Him about what I felt God was calling me to do, he offered to build it for free.  God removed every excuse I had.

What is God calling you to do today?  What excuses do you have?  Well, trust Him, he can handle any problems you face, and he can provide all you need.  When Moses says in today’s scripture passage, “I am slow of speech and tongue,” some believe that he suffered from some type of speech impediment.  Whatever the excuse was, God wasn’t buying it.  God knows that through His power and strength, we can do all things.  No more excuses!

Have a great day!