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We Can Learn from Moses

There is so much that we can learn from the people in the Bible. One that I was recently studying and looking at is Moses. Moses accomplished some of the most amazing things in the Bible. Yet, if we look at the man that is him, there are a lot of the aspects of him that we can relate to.

My Moses Moment

About two years ago, God put it on my heart to write a book. This was a completely new direction for me. I hadn’t really considered doing something like this. So as God is giving me this new set of directions on what I’m supposed to do I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around it.

It was during this time that I had a Moses moment. If we remember Moses had left Egypt and was having what we would consider a comfortable life. It was in the midst of this that God came to him and told him that he wanted him to set His people free [Exodus 3].

Responding to God

When God began talking to Moses and telling him everything that He wanted Him to do, Moses had an interesting response. Most of us would think that the ideal response would be excitement about what God is about to do.

Moses had a response that I believe most of us have when God talks to us. It’s the same response I had when God told me about writing a book. My response, Moses’ response and many other people respond with the excuses of why we can’t do it.

Moses gave God every excuse that he could think of, to try and help God see that he wasn’t the right person. I came up with my own set of excuses and they manifested in me procrastinating and then just now wanting to do it. Many times God is calling His people to take the next step. We come up with the excuses and reasons on why it shouldn’t be us.

Many times God is calling His people to take the next step. We come up with the excuses and reasons on why it shouldn't be us. Click To Tweet

We seem to think that we will help God choose someone else for this assignment. When we fail to realize that He chose us.

We seem to think that we will help God choose someone else for this assignment. When we fail to realize that He chose us. Click To Tweet

More Alike than we Think

Just by looking at Moses and how he responded to God, we are more like Moses that we realize. Has God called us to free His people from slavery, maybe not. He has called us to free the people in bondage around us. It may not be millions of people, it may be one person.

Our responses tend to more in line with the people in the Bible than we think.

Like Moses, at some point we run out of the reasons and excuses on why we can’t do what God has called us to do. Then we’re left with His Word and taking a step of faith in what He said was possible.

What has held you back from what God has called you to do?

God’s Plan

Are we on the path that God has for us? He is giving us direction, but are we listening? Are we confident in that still small voice that speaks to us? Everyday, people question themselves and wonder if God is truly directing their lives. I know for myself, I have gone through times where I wonder if God has heard my prayers. I wonder if I’m on that straight and narrow path that leads to Him.

There are many things around us that can keep us from fulfilling the vision that God has for us. Here are three things that can keep from doing what God as called us to do and how we can overcome them.

1. Distractions.

We live in a world full of distractions. Our world is full of them. They are ready and willing to take your attention. Everything from Facebook to work to family can offer a distraction to what God has called us to do. We seem to have a microwave type of attention span and God doesn’t work that way.

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

This is how we overcome distractions. We have to fight to focus on God. From the moment we wake up in the morning until we go to bed at night. That may seem extreme, but think about it. What is the first thing you do in the morning? For most people they look for their cell phone and get on social media. We’ve gotten to the point that we do this without thinking about it. So we have to fight to focus from the beginning of the day. We only fight for those things that are a priority. God has to be a priority.

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2. Emotions.

A lot of times our emotions drive us. They drive us sometimes when we are not thinking about it. Our emotions can steer us away from God if we are not careful. A lot of times we think that because people go to church they will act differently than people who don’t. We elevate them to such a high standard that they can’t maintain that standard even if they tried. We let things like anger and pride creep in because someone at the church did something to us and that steers us away from God.

3. Out of Balance Priorities.

When our life seems out of control, most times it can be traced to our priorities being out of line. We’ve moved something or someone higher on our list than they need to be.

Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

The best way to overcome an out of balanced priority lifestyle is to have an inner circle that can speak into your life. People that have the green light to tell you when they see something that may be out of balance. People that you will listen to and not get defensive with.

While there are many things that will try to pull us away from God, if we can fight to focus on Him, there will be great things that He will do through us.