What Do You Have In Your Hand

June 9th, 2019

“They won’t trust me. They won’t listen to a word I say. They’re going to say, 'God? Appear to him? Hardly!’” So God said,“What’s that in your hand?” “A staff.” Exodus 4:1-2 MSG

What is your excuse? It seems that we have plenty. Every year we start with many resolutions, many ideas of what we will accomplish in the next year. For many of us, the process gets interrupted very quickly:

  • Life gets complicated
  • My work gave me more this year
  • My family is taking more time than I thought
  • No matter what I do, there are no significant results
  • People don’t understand my vision
  • I am not experienced enough
  • I am too young/old
  • What difference will it make?
  • Insert your excuse here______________________

The reality of life is that as a leader, people will look to you to lead them, not to come up with excuses. The moment you start listening to the voice of doubt, the vision that God has given you will kill any progress that is needed. Moses was asked to go back to Egypt by God (see Exodus 3) and his reply was a bunch of excuses. God is patient with him but after a few excuses, God is still adamant that Moses go to Egypt. Here is the moment when God had enough, as interpreted by the Message paraphrase of the Bible: "God said, “And who do you think made the human mouth? And who makes some mute, some deaf, some sighted, some blind? Isn’t it I, God? So, get going. I’ll be right there with you—with your mouth! I’ll be right there to teach you what to say.”

This year, you may already have failed in some of your goals, your resolutions…you may be filled with “just and fair” excuses to accomplish what God is calling you to in ministry…Please take a look at your excuses and ask God to give you courage. It’s time to kick excuses out of our lives!!

#OneTeamChallenge

  1. Don’t list excuses…list the vision God has given you to accomplish this year.

Pray The Following:

“Dear God, help me as I fight the voice of doubt, help me hear Your voice loud and clear as I set my life in order and as I follow the vision You have given me. May Your voice overpower the voice of doubt in my life. AMEN”

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#NoMoreExcuses this year. I am following God’s call to action and leaving the excuses behind. God granted me a vision, and with His help, I will pursue it and accomplish it. #Godcalls #iFollow #OneTeam