When God calls you, you might think of all sorts of reasons that you don’t feel able to do whatever it is that God is leading you to do. Maybe you’re concerned that you’re smart enough to figure it all out, or that you don’t have enough time to do everything well. But you don’t need to worry about what you can do by yourself, because you won’t be by yourself – God will be with you, helping you. God promises you in Isaiah 41:10: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Whether God directs you to do something just once (like have a difficult yet important conversation with a friend or family member, or show up to serve at a community event) or something that requires a longer commitment (like teaching a Sunday school class, or using your talents to take on a new project at work), God will help you do so. After God told Moses to go speak to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of slavery, but Moses protested. He says to God in Exodus 4:10: “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
God’s response was not to deny Moses’ concerns, but to remind him of his own presence and power. God says in Exodus 4:11-12: “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” God also helped the Apostle Paul with his incredible mission work. Paul points out in 2 Corinthians 3:5: “Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.”
Paul also describes how God’s strength helps overcome any weaknesses. He writes in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that God “… said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” When fear creeps in and tells you that you’re not good enough, remember that all you have to do is say “yes” and trust that God will help you do whatever he has called you to do.
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