God’s Not Done With You Yet!

I was recently thinking about Moses when God called him through the burning bush. God told Moses that He wanted him to go to Egypt and tell Pharaoh (the king) to let God’s people go. Moses wasn’t too excited about this assignment and had a list of excuses. God said that He would give Moses help, but He didn’t remove the call or responsibility. I’ve noticed that Moses isn’t the only one with excuses. I hear people say that they are too young, too old, not knowledgeable enough, etc. We want to see the world changed... but through someone else. Someone had posted something on social media that caught my eye. It went like this, “I tried to throw in the towel. God threw it back and said, ‘Wipe your face. You’re almost there.’” Jonah was called to go and preach to the people in Nineveh, but he ran the other way. God didn’t give up on Jonah. The Apostle Paul (formerly Saul) was killing Christians and trying to destroy the Christian church. God gave Paul a second chance. Peter denied Jesus three times, but he was given another chance. I kind of liked the above phrase because it is a no nonsense approach. Don’t give up. God’s still got you. He still has a plan. I think too often we have been taught to be impatient. We eat fast food, microwave food, instant food, etc. We need to be more like farmers that grow food and wait for it to produce. When God puts a burden or a call on our hearts, he doesn’t expect us to try it for a few days and then give up. Our spiritual growth shouldn’t be an up and down relationship, but rather a slow and consistent growth. God doesn’t call us because He thinks we are perfect, but rather he makes us perfect for the job that He calls us to do. I believe there are way too many Christians that fail to accomplish what God has called them to do because they don’t find instant gratification. Discipling is not just handing someone a book or telling them what they need to do. It is, again, a slow and consistent growth. It doesn’t matter how big the job is that God is calling you to do. He just wants you to faithfully follow Him until He takes the call away from you. That may be an hour, week, year, or lifetime. We need to stop making excuses and start responding with, “Send me!” Father, help us to grow in faith each day so that we don’t give up or get frustrated when the answer isn’t instant. Help! Amen