Do you ever feel like the task ahead of you is too big? It’s like a mountain that you don’t have the skill or energy to climb. You feel completely inadequate to take on the assignment. Let me tell you about a man named Moses.
When God called Moses to a God-sized mission, Moses responded with a series of excuses. He wasn’t up for the task and wasn’t convinced that God was up for the task! Here is Moses’ question and God’s response.
Exodus 3:13-14
Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
The fear of inadequacy is fueled by the belief that God is not enough. I transfer my feelings of inadequacy onto God. Moses felt inadequate, and he felt God was insufficient. But God doesn’t hesitate in his response. He said, “I AM WHO I AM . . . Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” The title “I AM” is the first person singular of the Hebrew word “to be.” It is used to describe God’s self-sufficiency and his omnipotence. There is nothing he can’t do. Today, he is still “I AM WHO I AM.”
The fear of inadequacy is squelched by the admission of my personal inadequacy and the confidence that the God I serve is more than adequate. He is the holy, incomprehensible, eternal, independent, all-knowing, all-present, all-powerful God who loves me unconditionally, has adopted me as his child, and tells me to call him “Abba, Father.” With his power and his presence, I am never inadequate!
Father,
Forgive me for transferring my feeling of inadequacy onto you. Thank you for being the all-sufficient One and for being with me to provide all I need for the assignment you give.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thank you Ron for this timely reminder and words of encouragement. We are blessed daily by the Journey. Thank you.