How Can I...?
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go
to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of
Israel out of Egypt?”
Exodus 3: 11
When we are given a difficult task, there's a fine line
between “Glad to do it!” and “Do I really have to?”
One thing makes the difference: if the
person giving
the instruction says he will go with us.
It is human nature for us to resist difficult tasks, especially
one we have never done before. That was true in several
instances in Scripture when God commissioned someone
with a task.
For example, when God directed Moses to go to Egypt to
free the Hebrew slaves from bondage, Moses resisted the
task. But God said to him, “I will certainly be with you”
(Exodus 3:12).
The same thing happened when God chose Gideon
to defend
Israel from the Midianites: “O my Lord, how can I save Israel?”
And God’s answer to Gideon was the same as His answer to
Moses: “Surely I will be with you” (Judges 6:14-16).
God asks us to do challenging things for Him every day:
loving, forgiving, serving, encouraging, and more. Be
assured God is with you to make all things possible.
"God’s presence never diminishes. Our awareness
of His presence may falter, but the reality of
His
presence never changes."
Max Lucado
